Electoral wardE05014920
Painters Ash ward, Gravesham
Painters Ash is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,681 residents in 2,267 households — 5,016 people per km², the 9th 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, 20215,681council ward average 6,289
Households2,2672.51 residents per household
Density5,016/ km²about 1.13 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+24.8%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 232
5–95.4% · 305
10–157.7% · 435
16–194.2% · 237
20–245.0% · 282
25–3410.4% · 588
35–4918.1% · 1,028
50–6420.5% · 1,167
65–7412.1% · 686
75–848.3% · 470
85+4.4% · 251
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.9% · 384
1 car or van40.1% · 910
2 cars or vans31.1% · 705
3 or more11.8% · 268
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright43.0% · 973
With mortgage33.1% · 748
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented15.0% · 339
Private rented8.5% · 193
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house18.0% · 408
Semi-detached house47.8% · 1,084
Terraced house27.2% · 616
Purpose-built flat6.0% · 135
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014920- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Northfleet & Gravesend West
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 7 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% owned4,449NNorthfleet & Springhead9.2% aged 65+ · 42.0% owned8,570PPelham16.6% 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.