Electoral wardE05014926
Westcourt ward, Gravesham
Westcourt is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,276 residents in 2,647 households — 3,573 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Gravesend East division.
Residents, 20217,276council ward average 6,289
Households2,6472.75 residents per household
Density3,573/ km²about 2.04 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+15.2%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 25.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 446
5–97.9% · 575
10–1511.1% · 807
16–195.0% · 366
20–245.5% · 402
25–3411.6% · 846
35–4920.4% · 1,484
50–6417.1% · 1,247
65–748.0% · 585
75–845.5% · 403
85+1.7% · 122
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.8% · 578
1 car or van39.6% · 1,049
2 cars or vans28.1% · 745
3 or more10.4% · 275
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright23.1% · 612
With mortgage30.5% · 809
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented36.0% · 953
Private rented9.5% · 252
Lives rent free0.4% · 10
Type of home
Detached house6.1% · 161
Semi-detached house45.5% · 1,204
Terraced house32.2% · 854
Purpose-built flat15.1% · 399
Converted house0.5% · 14
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014926- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesend East
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 9 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% owned5,681PPelham16.6% 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% owned11,215
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.