Electoral wardE05015596
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton ward, Maidstone
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,910 residents in 1,158 households — 156 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent and Weald of Kent constituencies; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Rural South and Maidstone South East divisions.
Residents, 20212,910council ward average 7,990
Households1,1582.51 residents per household
Density156/ km²about 18.59 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+22.8%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 155
5–96.0% · 175
10–156.8% · 199
16–193.8% · 111
20–244.4% · 128
25–3411.3% · 330
35–4916.3% · 475
50–6423.1% · 673
65–7412.2% · 356
75–847.7% · 225
85+2.9% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.9% · 68
1 car or van31.9% · 368
2 cars or vans39.5% · 456
3 or more22.6% · 261
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.3% · 503
With mortgage34.6% · 402
Shared ownership1.9% · 22
Social rented8.0% · 93
Private rented12.1% · 141
Type of home
Detached house49.4% · 572
Semi-detached house34.4% · 398
Terraced house9.2% · 107
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 40
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile2.2% · 25
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015596- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Rural South, Maidstone South East
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent, Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Boughton MonchelseaChart Sutton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBearsted & Downswood26.0% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,667BBoxley Downs17.1% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,176CCoxheath & Farleigh23.4% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned6,602GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841HHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs25.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned9,763HHeadcorn & Sutton Valence22.4% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned7,505LLeeds & Langley19.0% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned7,761LLoose & Linton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned10,153MMarden & Yalding20.0% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,494PPark Wood & Mangravet10.4% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned9,230SSenacre23.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned1,332SShepway20.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned12,352SStaplehurst22.8% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned6,693
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.