Electoral wardE05014456
Hempstead & Wigmore ward, Medway
Hempstead & Wigmore is one of 24 electoral wards of Medway Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,725 residents in 3,861 households — 2,083 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chatham and Aylesford and Gillingham and Rainham constituencies.
Residents, 20219,725council ward average 11,658
Households3,8612.52 residents per household
Density2,083/ km²about 4.67 km² · Medway 1,444
Aged 65+27.8%Medway: 16.4% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 421
5–95.3% · 516
10–156.7% · 655
16–193.7% · 364
20–244.6% · 452
25–348.9% · 865
35–4917.5% · 1,703
50–6421.0% · 2,043
65–7415.0% · 1,462
75–849.5% · 927
85+3.3% · 320
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.4% · 326
1 car or van33.3% · 1,285
2 cars or vans38.9% · 1,503
3 or more19.3% · 746
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Medway overall: 64.7% owned, 13.6% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright52.4% · 2,028
With mortgage36.6% · 1,414
Shared ownership0.3% · 12
Social rented1.0% · 37
Private rented9.7% · 377
Type of home
Detached house51.5% · 1,988
Semi-detached house34.9% · 1,349
Terraced house11.1% · 427
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 72
Converted house0.3% · 12
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014456- Council
- Medway Council
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford, Gillingham and Rainham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 24
Other wards in the same constituency
CChatham Central & Brompton9.8% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned18,008FFort Horsted22.9% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned5,366FFort Pitt13.3% aged 65+ · 53.7% owned11,232GGillingham North10.0% aged 65+ · 45.2% owned15,691GGillingham South10.0% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned15,932LLordswood & Walderslade18.4% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned13,860LLuton12.0% aged 65+ · 48.0% owned9,796PPrinces Park13.9% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned10,082RRainham North21.6% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned13,654RRainham South East20.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned13,646RRainham South West25.4% aged 65+ · 83.5% owned9,258RRochester East & Warren Wood15.1% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned13,615TTwydall19.4% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned8,859WWatling16.7% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned15,554
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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.