Electoral wardE05005016
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth ward, Sevenoaks
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,907 residents in 2,101 households — 243 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sevenoaks constituency; for county elections it is in the Sevenoaks North & Darent Valley division.
Residents, 20214,907council ward average 4,635
Households2,1012.34 residents per household
Density243/ km²about 20.16 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+23.7%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 264
5–95.3% · 262
10–157.0% · 343
16–193.6% · 179
20–244.8% · 237
25–3411.5% · 565
35–4918.4% · 905
50–6420.2% · 992
65–7412.3% · 605
75–847.8% · 383
85+3.5% · 174
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.7% · 245
1 car or van42.0% · 883
2 cars or vans31.1% · 654
3 or more15.2% · 319
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright38.3% · 806
With mortgage34.9% · 734
Shared ownership3.3% · 69
Social rented11.1% · 233
Private rented12.4% · 260
Type of home
Detached house22.3% · 469
Semi-detached house28.8% · 606
Terraced house26.9% · 565
Purpose-built flat17.9% · 377
Converted house0.6% · 12
Other conversion2.1% · 44
Above shop / office0.8% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005016- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sevenoaks North & Darent Valley
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 26
Parishes in the ward
FarninghamHorton Kirby and South Darenth
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% owned1,990DDunton Green and Riverhead12.7% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned6,052EEynsford26.4% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned1,864FFawkham 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.