Electoral wardE05005032
Swanley White Oak ward, Sevenoaks
Swanley White Oak is one of 26 electoral wards of Sevenoaks District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,610 residents in 2,792 households — 3,532 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sevenoaks constituency; for county elections it is in the Swanley division.
Residents, 20216,610council ward average 4,635
Households2,7922.37 residents per household
Density3,532/ km²about 1.87 km² · Sevenoaks 326
Aged 65+20.0%Sevenoaks: 21.5% · under 16: 20.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 425
5–96.3% · 418
10–157.8% · 517
16–194.4% · 288
20–244.7% · 314
25–3412.5% · 825
35–4919.1% · 1,262
50–6418.7% · 1,238
65–7410.8% · 714
75–846.2% · 411
85+3.0% · 199
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.4% · 653
1 car or van42.4% · 1,185
2 cars or vans25.0% · 698
3 or more9.2% · 257
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sevenoaks overall: 71.6% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.4% private rented.
Owned outright27.7% · 773
With mortgage28.3% · 789
Shared ownership1.7% · 48
Social rented32.8% · 915
Private rented9.4% · 263
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house10.6% · 297
Semi-detached house27.1% · 757
Terraced house38.9% · 1,087
Purpose-built flat21.6% · 604
Converted house1.1% · 30
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005032- Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swanley
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Swanley
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% owned4,907FFawkham 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.