Electoral wardE05014928
Woodlands ward, Gravesham
Woodlands is one of 17 electoral wards of Gravesham Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,872 residents in 3,308 households — 3,653 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gravesham constituency; for county elections it is in the Gravesend East and Northfleet & Gravesend West divisions.
Residents, 20218,872council ward average 6,289
Households3,3082.68 residents per household
Density3,653/ km²about 2.43 km² · Gravesham 1,080
Aged 65+16.7%Gravesham: 17.2% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 542
5–96.5% · 573
10–157.9% · 703
16–194.1% · 364
20–245.2% · 461
25–3413.5% · 1,196
35–4920.1% · 1,780
50–6420.0% · 1,774
65–748.8% · 781
75–845.3% · 472
85+2.5% · 224
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.0% · 429
1 car or van41.7% · 1,377
2 cars or vans32.0% · 1,058
3 or more13.3% · 440
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gravesham overall: 62.2% owned, 17.4% social rented, 19.0% private rented.
Owned outright35.1% · 1,160
With mortgage38.7% · 1,280
Shared ownership1.3% · 44
Social rented10.7% · 355
Private rented14.1% · 468
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house20.0% · 662
Semi-detached house27.7% · 915
Terraced house43.9% · 1,453
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 234
Converted house0.8% · 25
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014928- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Gravesend East, Northfleet & Gravesend West
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 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.