Electoral wardE05015612
Shepway ward, Maidstone
Shepway is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,352 residents in 4,817 households — 2,740 people per km², the 2nd 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 South East and Maidstone South divisions.
Residents, 202112,352council ward average 7,990
Households4,8172.56 residents per household
Density2,740/ km²about 4.51 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+20.1%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 709
5–96.6% · 819
10–158.0% · 991
16–194.3% · 527
20–244.8% · 594
25–3412.3% · 1,519
35–4918.3% · 2,262
50–6419.8% · 2,443
65–7410.0% · 1,234
75–846.9% · 851
85+3.2% · 400
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.1% · 967
1 car or van38.5% · 1,854
2 cars or vans28.4% · 1,365
3 or more13.0% · 627
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright32.1% · 1,549
With mortgage30.3% · 1,461
Shared ownership1.1% · 52
Social rented28.6% · 1,377
Private rented7.9% · 380
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house13.0% · 626
Semi-detached house49.0% · 2,362
Terraced house21.1% · 1,018
Purpose-built flat14.8% · 714
Converted house1.3% · 64
Other conversion0.2% · 11
Above shop / office0.3% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015612- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone South East, Maidstone South
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 22
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% owned7,841HHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs25.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned9,763LLeeds & 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% owned1,332
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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.