Electoral wardE05014457
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow ward, Medway
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow is one of 24 electoral wards of Medway Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 14,180 residents in 5,647 households — 355 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rochester and Strood constituency.
Residents, 202114,180council ward average 11,658
Households5,6472.51 residents per household
Density355/ km²about 39.92 km² · Medway 1,444
Aged 65+18.7%Medway: 16.4% · under 16: 20.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 838
5–96.8% · 968
10–157.3% · 1,040
16–194.3% · 612
20–244.9% · 697
25–3413.4% · 1,894
35–4919.3% · 2,740
50–6419.3% · 2,742
65–7410.4% · 1,472
75–846.5% · 921
85+1.8% · 260
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.5% · 595
1 car or van37.2% · 2,104
2 cars or vans37.0% · 2,090
3 or more15.3% · 864
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Medway overall: 64.7% owned, 13.6% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.7% · 2,074
With mortgage39.1% · 2,206
Shared ownership2.4% · 133
Social rented11.3% · 636
Private rented10.6% · 597
Type of home
Detached house20.7% · 1,169
Semi-detached house43.1% · 2,434
Terraced house19.1% · 1,077
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 547
Converted house0.3% · 17
Other conversion0.1% · 7
Above shop / office0.6% · 33
Caravan, mobile6.4% · 363
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014457- Council
- Medway Council
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 24
Parishes in the ward
High HalstowHoo St. Werburgh
Other wards in the same constituency
AAll Saints22.1% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned4,737CChatham Central & Brompton9.8% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned18,008CCuxton, Halling & Riverside19.1% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned6,602FFort Pitt13.3% aged 65+ · 53.7% owned11,232GGillingham North10.0% aged 65+ · 45.2% owned15,691RRochester East & Warren Wood15.1% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned13,615RRochester West & Borstal16.3% aged 65+ · 55.9% owned12,586SSt Mary's Island14.0% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned3,673SStrood North & Frindsbury16.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned14,213SStrood Rural19.2% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned12,803SStrood West13.4% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned16,569
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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.