Electoral wardE05009962
Otford and Shoreham ward, Sevenoaks
Otford and Shoreham is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,721 residents in 1,874 households — 232 people per km², the 13th 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, 20214,721council ward average 4,635
Households1,8742.52 residents per household
Density232/ km²about 20.31 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+23.5%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 192
5–96.3% · 299
10–158.4% · 396
16–194.7% · 222
20–244.1% · 194
25–346.8% · 322
35–4919.2% · 905
50–6422.9% · 1,082
65–7411.4% · 538
75–848.2% · 385
85+3.9% · 186
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 152
1 car or van38.8% · 728
2 cars or vans34.6% · 649
3 or more18.4% · 345
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright46.1% · 864
With mortgage33.5% · 627
Shared ownership0.8% · 15
Social rented10.7% · 200
Private rented9.0% · 168
Type of home
Detached house47.2% · 885
Semi-detached house33.5% · 628
Terraced house12.7% · 238
Purpose-built flat3.9% · 74
Converted house0.7% · 13
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.9% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009962- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sevenoaks North & Darent Valley
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 26
Parishes in the ward
OtfordShoreham
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% owned4,099KKemsing22.8% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned4,327SSeal 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.