Electoral wardE05014921
Pelham ward, Gravesham
Pelham is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,136 residents in 1,996 households — 8,015 people per km², the 10th 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, 20215,136council ward average 6,289
Households1,9962.57 residents per household
Density8,015/ km²about 0.64 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+16.6%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 310
5–96.2% · 317
10–157.0% · 358
16–194.7% · 243
20–246.3% · 323
25–3414.9% · 766
35–4921.0% · 1,081
50–6417.2% · 885
65–748.6% · 441
75–845.5% · 282
85+2.6% · 131
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.9% · 636
1 car or van41.6% · 829
2 cars or vans18.8% · 376
3 or more7.7% · 154
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright29.6% · 591
With mortgage22.0% · 440
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented12.8% · 257
Private rented35.0% · 699
Lives rent free0.4% · 8
Type of home
Detached house9.5% · 189
Semi-detached house22.8% · 455
Terraced house26.2% · 523
Purpose-built flat27.0% · 540
Converted house11.4% · 228
Other conversion1.3% · 25
Above shop / office1.8% · 36
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014921- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Northfleet & Gravesend West
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 1 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% owned8,570PPainters Ash24.8% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned5,681RRiverview 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.