Electoral wardE05014915
Higham & Shorne ward, Gravesham
Higham & Shorne is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,564 residents in 2,665 households — 182 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Gravesend East and Gravesham Rural divisions.
Residents, 20216,564council ward average 6,289
Households2,6652.46 residents per household
Density182/ km²about 36.07 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+27.1%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 264
5–95.0% · 328
10–157.2% · 474
16–194.8% · 312
20–244.5% · 294
25–348.6% · 564
35–4916.4% · 1,077
50–6422.3% · 1,463
65–7414.3% · 934
75–849.6% · 630
85+3.2% · 210
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 246
1 car or van34.9% · 929
2 cars or vans35.9% · 954
3 or more20.0% · 531
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright47.8% · 1,272
With mortgage34.8% · 925
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented9.3% · 248
Private rented7.7% · 204
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house43.9% · 1,170
Semi-detached house40.2% · 1,071
Terraced house12.9% · 344
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 41
Converted house0.7% · 18
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014915- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesend East, Gravesham Rural
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 17
Parishes in the ward
HighamShorne
Other wards in the same constituency
CChalk26.2% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned2,208CColdharbour & Perry Street13.9% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned9,713DDenton8.2% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned4,779IIstead 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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.