Electoral wardE05005021
Kemsing ward, Sevenoaks
Kemsing is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,327 residents in 1,721 households — 484 people per km², the 17th 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, 20214,327council ward average 4,635
Households1,7212.51 residents per household
Density484/ km²about 8.95 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+22.8%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 240
5–97.1% · 309
10–158.2% · 355
16–193.8% · 164
20–243.6% · 154
25–348.5% · 366
35–4919.8% · 856
50–6420.7% · 895
65–7411.3% · 487
75–848.0% · 346
85+3.6% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 158
1 car or van34.0% · 585
2 cars or vans38.1% · 656
3 or more18.7% · 322
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright44.8% · 771
With mortgage35.2% · 605
Shared ownership1.7% · 29
Social rented10.2% · 175
Private rented8.2% · 141
Type of home
Detached house34.9% · 601
Semi-detached house42.9% · 739
Terraced house16.5% · 284
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 71
Converted house0.6% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005021- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sevenoaks North & Darent Valley
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Kemsing
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% owned4,907FFawkham 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% owned4,099OOtford 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.