Electoral wardE05009963
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone ward, Sevenoaks
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,473 residents in 997 households — 78 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tonbridge constituency; for county elections it is in the Sevenoaks Rural South division.
Residents, 20212,473council ward average 4,635
Households9972.48 residents per household
Density78/ km²about 31.91 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+24.2%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 104
5–96.4% · 159
10–158.9% · 220
16–194.1% · 101
20–243.6% · 89
25–345.5% · 136
35–4918.0% · 444
50–6425.1% · 621
65–7414.6% · 360
75–847.4% · 183
85+2.2% · 54
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.3% · 53
1 car or van31.9% · 318
2 cars or vans40.8% · 406
3 or more22.0% · 219
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright45.0% · 449
With mortgage30.5% · 304
Shared ownership0.5% · 5
Social rented10.1% · 101
Private rented13.7% · 137
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.4% · 463
Semi-detached house25.9% · 258
Terraced house14.3% · 143
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 35
Converted house1.3% · 13
Other conversion2.4% · 24
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile5.9% · 59
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009963- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sevenoaks Rural South
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 26
Parishes in the ward
ChiddingstonePenshurst
Other wards in the same constituency
AAsh and New Ash Green22.1% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned6,069CCowden and Hever22.0% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned2,097EEdenbridge North and East19.9% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned5,543EEdenbridge South and West20.2% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned4,337HHartley and Hodsoll Street32.1% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned5,931LLeigh and Chiddingstone Causeway18.8% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned2,502
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.