Electoral wardE05014919
Northfleet & Springhead ward, Gravesham
Northfleet & Springhead is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,570 residents in 3,306 households — 2,034 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Northfleet & Gravesend West division.
Residents, 20218,570council ward average 6,289
Households3,3062.59 residents per household
Density2,034/ km²about 4.21 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+9.2%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 26.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–49.2% · 787
5–98.6% · 735
10–159.2% · 785
16–194.1% · 351
20–245.7% · 486
25–3418.1% · 1,553
35–4921.2% · 1,815
50–6414.8% · 1,273
65–745.3% · 457
75–842.9% · 247
85+1.0% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.6% · 846
1 car or van44.7% · 1,478
2 cars or vans23.0% · 759
3 or more6.7% · 220
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright15.2% · 503
With mortgage26.8% · 885
Shared ownership4.2% · 140
Social rented33.8% · 1,116
Private rented19.6% · 647
Lives rent free0.4% · 12
Type of home
Detached house4.4% · 145
Semi-detached house33.1% · 1,096
Terraced house25.4% · 841
Purpose-built flat33.5% · 1,110
Converted house2.2% · 74
Other conversion0.5% · 15
Above shop / office0.8% · 28
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014919- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Northfleet & Gravesend West
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 17
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% owned6,564IIstead 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% owned4,449PPainters 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.