Electoral wardE05009464
Kington ward, Herefordshire
Kington is one of 53 electoral wards of Herefordshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,218 residents in 1,523 households — 73 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Herefordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,218council ward average 3,529
Households1,5232.11 residents per household
Density73/ km²about 43.84 km² · Herefordshire 86
Aged 65+29.5%Herefordshire: 25.9% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 157
5–94.5% · 146
10–154.9% · 159
16–194.1% · 133
20–244.1% · 131
25–3410.5% · 339
35–4914.2% · 458
50–6423.2% · 746
65–7414.7% · 472
75–8410.2% · 328
85+4.7% · 151
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.4% · 234
1 car or van46.3% · 705
2 cars or vans26.5% · 403
3 or more11.9% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Herefordshire overall: 66.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 18.8% private rented.
Owned outright38.9% · 592
With mortgage16.9% · 258
Shared ownership1.2% · 19
Social rented14.8% · 226
Private rented28.1% · 428
Type of home
Detached house37.0% · 564
Semi-detached house27.1% · 413
Terraced house21.6% · 329
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 109
Converted house2.0% · 30
Other conversion1.2% · 18
Above shop / office3.6% · 55
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009464- Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 53
Parishes in the ward
HuntingtonKingtonKington RuralLower Harpton
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AArrow32.4% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned3,653BBackbury28.8% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned3,201BBircher33.9% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned3,817BBishops Frome & Cradley30.4% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned3,072BBromyard Bringsty34.0% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned3,466BBromyard West25.3% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned3,277CCastle32.6% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,149CCredenhill22.5% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned3,698HHagley20.4% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned4,298HHampton33.1% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned3,489HHolmer20.7% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,228HHope End33.8% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned3,569LLedbury North38.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned2,878LLedbury South33.0% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned3,544
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.