Electoral wardE05015614
Tovil ward, Maidstone
Tovil is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,236 residents in 2,342 households — 3,926 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maidstone and Malling constituency; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Central and Maidstone South divisions.
Residents, 20216,236council ward average 7,990
Households2,3422.66 residents per household
Density3,926/ km²about 1.59 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+11.2%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 23.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.3% · 457
5–98.0% · 498
10–157.9% · 491
16–195.0% · 310
20–245.6% · 347
25–3416.0% · 995
35–4922.2% · 1,385
50–6416.9% · 1,054
65–745.6% · 348
75–843.8% · 238
85+1.8% · 115
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.3% · 382
1 car or van42.0% · 985
2 cars or vans32.5% · 763
3 or more9.2% · 215
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright20.3% · 477
With mortgage34.4% · 807
Shared ownership2.9% · 68
Social rented23.5% · 552
Private rented18.8% · 440
Type of home
Detached house12.3% · 288
Semi-detached house29.4% · 689
Terraced house39.9% · 937
Purpose-built flat16.6% · 389
Converted house1.0% · 24
Other conversion0.5% · 12
Above shop / office0.3% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015614- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Central, Maidstone South
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 22
Parishes in the ward
LooseTovil
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% owned14,284RRinglestone16.4% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned1,937
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.