Electoral wardE05014912
Chalk ward, Gravesham
Chalk is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,208 residents in 949 households — 624 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Gravesend East division.
Residents, 20212,208council ward average 6,289
Households9492.33 residents per household
Density624/ km²about 3.54 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+26.2%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 113
5–94.4% · 98
10–155.5% · 122
16–193.3% · 72
20–244.8% · 106
25–3410.7% · 237
35–4916.8% · 371
50–6423.1% · 510
65–7413.2% · 292
75–848.8% · 195
85+4.1% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.5% · 109
1 car or van40.7% · 386
2 cars or vans31.8% · 302
3 or more16.0% · 152
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright47.9% · 455
With mortgage32.5% · 308
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented2.4% · 23
Private rented16.9% · 160
Type of home
Detached house23.1% · 219
Semi-detached house46.3% · 439
Terraced house16.9% · 160
Purpose-built flat11.7% · 111
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014912- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesend East
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
CColdharbour & Perry Street13.9% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned9,713DDenton8.2% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned4,779HHigham & Shorne27.1% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned6,564IIstead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown30.8% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned4,883MMeopham North27.0% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned4,350MMeopham South & Vigo22.3% aged 65+ · 90.5% owned4,449NNorthfleet & Springhead9.2% aged 65+ · 42.0% owned8,570PPainters Ash24.8% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned5,681PPelham16.6% aged 65+ · 51.5% owned5,136RRiverview Park23.1% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned5,887RRosherville10.5% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned4,307SSinglewell12.1% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned5,039TTown10.9% aged 65+ · 34.5% owned11,215WWestcourt15.2% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned7,276
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.