Electoral wardE05015610
Ringlestone ward, Maidstone
Ringlestone is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 1,937 residents in 812 households — 4,204 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maidstone and Malling constituency; for county elections it is in the Maidstone North East division.
Residents, 20211,937council ward average 7,990
Households8122.39 residents per household
Density4,204/ km²about 0.46 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+16.4%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 20.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 108
5–96.5% · 125
10–158.1% · 156
16–193.7% · 72
20–245.5% · 106
25–3415.3% · 297
35–4920.8% · 402
50–6418.2% · 353
65–749.5% · 184
75–845.2% · 100
85+1.8% · 34
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.5% · 150
1 car or van42.6% · 346
2 cars or vans28.9% · 235
3 or more10.1% · 82
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright27.3% · 221
With mortgage34.6% · 281
Shared ownership1.2% · 10
Social rented23.2% · 188
Private rented13.7% · 111
Type of home
Detached house6.2% · 50
Semi-detached house36.3% · 295
Terraced house41.6% · 338
Purpose-built flat13.7% · 111
Converted house1.2% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015610- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone North East
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 22
Other wards in the same constituency
AAllington & Bridge18.7% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned8,116BBarming Heath & Teston18.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned8,092FFant & Oakwood12.7% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned12,136GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841HHigh Street11.8% aged 65+ · 41.5% owned10,001LLoose & Linton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned10,153PPalace Wood28.2% aged 65+ · 87.4% owned6,498PPenenden Heath14.4% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned14,284TTovil11.2% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned6,236
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 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.