Electoral wardE05014465
Rochester West & Borstal ward, Medway
Rochester West & Borstal is one of 24 electoral wards of Medway Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,586 residents in 5,368 households — 1,949 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rochester and Strood constituency.
Residents, 202112,586council ward average 11,658
Households5,3682.34 residents per household
Density1,949/ km²about 6.46 km² · Medway 1,444
Aged 65+16.3%Medway: 16.4% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 668
5–94.5% · 564
10–156.0% · 760
16–195.3% · 662
20–246.7% · 842
25–3416.1% · 2,026
35–4920.5% · 2,583
50–6419.3% · 2,428
65–748.3% · 1,050
75–845.5% · 692
85+2.5% · 310
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.1% · 1,134
1 car or van46.9% · 2,517
2 cars or vans23.8% · 1,280
3 or more8.1% · 436
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Medway overall: 64.7% owned, 13.6% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright25.5% · 1,371
With mortgage30.4% · 1,631
Shared ownership2.7% · 145
Social rented16.6% · 890
Private rented24.8% · 1,329
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house9.7% · 522
Semi-detached house22.8% · 1,226
Terraced house24.8% · 1,331
Purpose-built flat33.4% · 1,792
Converted house4.0% · 214
Other conversion2.2% · 118
Above shop / office2.0% · 108
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 59
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014465- Council
- Medway Council
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 24
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% owned15,691HHoo St Werburgh & High Halstow18.7% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned14,180RRochester East & Warren Wood15.1% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned13,615SSt 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.