Electoral wardE05014916
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown ward, Gravesham
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,883 residents in 1,982 households — 259 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Gravesham Rural and Northfleet & Gravesend West divisions.
Residents, 20214,883council ward average 6,289
Households1,9822.46 residents per household
Density259/ km²about 18.87 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+30.8%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 171
5–95.3% · 261
10–156.6% · 321
16–193.8% · 185
20–244.3% · 208
25–347.7% · 376
35–4915.4% · 752
50–6422.6% · 1,104
65–7414.8% · 722
75–8412.0% · 588
85+4.0% · 194
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.3% · 165
1 car or van35.0% · 694
2 cars or vans36.5% · 724
3 or more20.2% · 400
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright52.3% · 1,036
With mortgage35.4% · 702
Social rented4.6% · 92
Private rented7.6% · 151
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house41.1% · 815
Semi-detached house50.9% · 1,008
Terraced house4.5% · 90
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 37
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.6% · 12
Above shop / office0.5% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014916- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesham Rural, Northfleet & Gravesend West
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 17
Parishes in the ward
CobhamLuddesdown
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% owned4,779HHigham & Shorne27.1% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned6,564MMeopham 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.