Electoral wardE05009964
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village ward, Sevenoaks
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,355 residents in 2,521 households — 1,681 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sevenoaks constituency; for county elections it is in the Swanley and Sevenoaks North & Darent Valley divisions.
Residents, 20216,355council ward average 4,635
Households2,5212.52 residents per household
Density1,681/ km²about 3.78 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+18.8%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 418
5–96.2% · 392
10–157.0% · 446
16–193.8% · 241
20–244.2% · 267
25–3415.3% · 972
35–4918.9% · 1,201
50–6419.2% · 1,221
65–7410.0% · 637
75–846.5% · 413
85+2.3% · 148
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.4% · 288
1 car or van43.9% · 1,107
2 cars or vans31.6% · 795
3 or more13.1% · 329
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright38.7% · 976
With mortgage41.1% · 1,035
Shared ownership1.2% · 29
Social rented8.4% · 211
Private rented10.7% · 269
Type of home
Detached house15.8% · 398
Semi-detached house47.5% · 1,196
Terraced house22.1% · 556
Purpose-built flat11.5% · 291
Converted house1.3% · 33
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.9% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009964- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swanley, Sevenoaks North & Darent Valley
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Swanley
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% owned4,327OOtford 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% owned4,589
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.