Electoral wardE05015601
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs ward, Maidstone
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,763 residents in 3,985 households — 99 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Rural East division.
Residents, 20219,763council ward average 7,990
Households3,9852.45 residents per household
Density99/ km²about 98.92 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+25.4%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 504
5–95.3% · 519
10–156.3% · 619
16–193.6% · 356
20–244.3% · 423
25–3410.2% · 997
35–4916.3% · 1,594
50–6423.3% · 2,274
65–7414.0% · 1,363
75–848.6% · 843
85+2.8% · 277
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 345
1 car or van36.1% · 1,438
2 cars or vans36.2% · 1,441
3 or more19.1% · 762
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright44.0% · 1,753
With mortgage31.4% · 1,252
Shared ownership2.2% · 86
Social rented9.4% · 374
Private rented13.0% · 518
Type of home
Detached house40.8% · 1,626
Semi-detached house30.2% · 1,201
Terraced house15.6% · 621
Purpose-built flat5.4% · 216
Converted house1.1% · 43
Other conversion0.6% · 22
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile6.1% · 243
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015601- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Rural East
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 22
Parishes in the ward
BicknorFrinstedHarrietshamHollingbourneHuckingLenhamOtterdenWichlingWormshill
Other wards in the same constituency
BBearsted & Downswood26.0% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,667BBoughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton22.8% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned2,910BBoxley Downs17.1% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,176GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841LLeeds & Langley19.0% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned7,761LLoose & Linton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned10,153PPark Wood & Mangravet10.4% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned9,230SSenacre23.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned1,332SShepway20.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned12,352
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.