Electoral wardE05005017
Fawkham and West Kingsdown ward, Sevenoaks
Fawkham and West Kingsdown is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,024 residents in 2,580 households — 266 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sevenoaks constituency; for county elections it is in the Sevenoaks Rural North East division.
Residents, 20216,024council ward average 4,635
Households2,5802.33 residents per household
Density266/ km²about 22.61 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+29.4%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 249
5–95.0% · 300
10–156.0% · 359
16–193.4% · 204
20–244.4% · 265
25–348.8% · 533
35–4916.1% · 973
50–6422.8% · 1,371
65–7416.0% · 961
75–8410.2% · 615
85+3.2% · 195
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 208
1 car or van35.9% · 927
2 cars or vans33.3% · 859
3 or more22.8% · 588
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright52.5% · 1,355
With mortgage31.1% · 804
Shared ownership1.2% · 30
Social rented6.7% · 174
Private rented8.5% · 219
Type of home
Detached house46.0% · 1,188
Semi-detached house28.3% · 729
Terraced house8.8% · 227
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 93
Converted house0.3% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.6% · 16
Caravan, mobile12.1% · 313
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005017- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sevenoaks Rural North East
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 26
Parishes in the ward
FawkhamWest Kingsdown
Council offices in this ward
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% owned1,864FFarningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth23.7% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned4,907HHalstead, 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.