Electoral wardE05005012
Dunton Green and Riverhead ward, Sevenoaks
Dunton Green and Riverhead is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,052 residents in 2,507 households — 895 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sevenoaks constituency; for county elections it is in the Sevenoaks West division.
Residents, 20216,052council ward average 4,635
Households2,5072.41 residents per household
Density895/ km²about 6.76 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+12.7%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 23.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.6% · 462
5–97.5% · 455
10–158.6% · 518
16–193.3% · 202
20–243.4% · 203
25–3415.1% · 913
35–4924.6% · 1,488
50–6417.2% · 1,043
65–746.6% · 397
75–844.3% · 260
85+1.9% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.1% · 229
1 car or van53.3% · 1,336
2 cars or vans29.3% · 735
3 or more8.3% · 207
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright26.5% · 664
With mortgage38.8% · 972
Shared ownership5.1% · 127
Social rented9.0% · 226
Private rented20.7% · 518
Type of home
Detached house28.8% · 721
Semi-detached house19.9% · 499
Terraced house24.4% · 610
Purpose-built flat22.3% · 558
Converted house1.4% · 35
Other conversion0.7% · 17
Above shop / office1.0% · 26
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 38
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005012- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sevenoaks West
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Dunton GreenRiverhead
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrasted, Chevening and Sundridge21.5% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned6,622CCrockenhill and Well Hill22.9% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,990EEynsford26.4% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned1,864FFarningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth23.7% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned4,907FFawkham and West Kingsdown29.4% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned6,024HHalstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount25.5% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned3,595HHextable26.2% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned4,099KKemsing22.8% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned4,327OOtford and Shoreham23.5% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned4,721SSeal and Weald21.1% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned4,287SSevenoaks Eastern17.8% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned4,162SSevenoaks Kippington20.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned4,959SSevenoaks Northern15.1% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned4,589SSevenoaks Town and St John's20.2% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned7,041
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.