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Electoral wardE05010027
Walland & Denge Marsh ward, Folkestone and Hythe
Walland & Denge Marsh is one of 13 electoral wards of Folkestone and Hythe District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,869 residents in 3,343 households — 64 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Folkestone and Hythe constituency; for county elections it is in the Romney Marsh division.
Residents, 20217,869council ward average 8,443
Households3,3432.35 residents per household
Density64/ km²about 123.53 km² · Folkestone and Hythe 308
Aged 65+26.2%Folkestone and Hythe: 25.0% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 312
5–95.5% · 434
10–157.1% · 555
16–194.0% · 317
20–244.2% · 329
25–349.5% · 744
35–4915.3% · 1,204
50–6424.3% · 1,914
65–7414.8% · 1,161
75–848.7% · 688
85+2.7% · 211
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.4% · 382
1 car or van42.2% · 1,411
2 cars or vans30.6% · 1,022
3 or more15.8% · 528
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Folkestone and Hythe overall: 65.8% owned, 10.9% social rented, 22.5% private rented.
Owned outright45.8% · 1,533
With mortgage27.1% · 907
Shared ownership0.4% · 14
Social rented10.5% · 350
Private rented16.0% · 535
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house39.6% · 1,325
Semi-detached house38.9% · 1,299
Terraced house13.5% · 450
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 110
Converted house0.9% · 29
Other conversion0.8% · 27
Above shop / office0.5% · 18
Caravan, mobile2.5% · 85
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010027- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Romney Marsh
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 13
Parishes in the ward
BrenzettBrooklandIvychurchLyddOld RomneySnargate
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBroadmead24.5% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned4,201CCheriton16.5% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned13,519EEast Folkestone14.9% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned11,551FFolkestone Central21.9% aged 65+ · 37.5% owned10,313FFolkestone Harbour17.1% aged 65+ · 46.8% owned6,638HHythe36.7% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned11,110HHythe Rural28.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned6,210NNew Romney33.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned7,252RRomney Marsh38.0% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned7,108SSandgate & West Folkestone25.7% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned6,062
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.