Electoral wardE05014914
Denton ward, Gravesham
Denton is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,779 residents in 1,592 households — 3,117 people per km², the 13th 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, 20214,779council ward average 6,289
Households1,5923.0 residents per household
Density3,117/ km²about 1.53 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+8.2%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 28.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.2% · 391
5–99.0% · 431
10–1510.8% · 516
16–195.9% · 280
20–245.8% · 277
25–3414.3% · 685
35–4923.0% · 1,097
50–6414.8% · 709
65–744.8% · 229
75–842.7% · 130
85+0.7% · 33
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.6% · 296
1 car or van41.8% · 665
2 cars or vans29.8% · 475
3 or more9.8% · 156
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright18.7% · 297
With mortgage35.3% · 561
Shared ownership1.9% · 30
Social rented25.2% · 401
Private rented18.7% · 298
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house11.2% · 178
Semi-detached house30.9% · 492
Terraced house40.5% · 645
Purpose-built flat15.0% · 239
Converted house1.3% · 20
Other conversion0.4% · 7
Above shop / office0.6% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014914- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesend East
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
CChalk26.2% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned2,208CColdharbour & Perry Street13.9% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned9,713HHigham & 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.