Electoral wardE05009545
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward, Swale
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,441 residents in 2,384 households — 267 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency; for county elections it is in the Swale West division.
Residents, 20216,441council ward average 6,320
Households2,3842.7 residents per household
Density267/ km²about 24.11 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+13.8%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 22.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.8% · 438
5–97.3% · 468
10–158.6% · 551
16–194.1% · 265
20–244.5% · 291
25–3413.0% · 835
35–4923.0% · 1,482
50–6418.9% · 1,219
65–749.2% · 591
75–843.8% · 244
85+0.9% · 57
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.2% · 123
1 car or van33.0% · 787
2 cars or vans43.7% · 1,042
3 or more18.1% · 432
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright31.0% · 740
With mortgage48.9% · 1,165
Shared ownership2.8% · 66
Social rented6.8% · 162
Private rented10.5% · 251
Type of home
Detached house34.9% · 832
Semi-detached house38.6% · 920
Terraced house19.1% · 456
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 130
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 28
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009545- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swale West
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BobbingBordenIwadeLower Halstow
Other wards in the same constituency
BBorden and Grove Park25.1% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,437CChalkwell13.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned3,680HHartlip, Newington and Upchurch21.9% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned6,600HHomewood19.4% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned6,254KKemsley11.7% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned6,793MMilton Regis17.1% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned6,021MMinster Cliffs28.1% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned7,862MMurston12.3% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned6,943QQueenborough and Halfway19.9% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned8,260RRoman18.4% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned6,938SSheerness13.1% aged 65+ · 40.7% owned13,254SSheppey Central17.6% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned9,169SSheppey East20.2% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned8,355TThe Meads7.1% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned4,025
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.