Electoral wardE05009547
Boughton and Courtenay ward, Swale
Boughton and Courtenay is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,798 residents in 2,410 households — 91 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Swale East division.
Residents, 20215,798council ward average 6,320
Households2,4102.41 residents per household
Density91/ km²about 63.93 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+24.3%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 247
5–95.0% · 288
10–157.3% · 421
16–194.3% · 247
20–244.1% · 240
25–348.9% · 514
35–4917.8% · 1,032
50–6424.1% · 1,398
65–7413.4% · 774
75–848.6% · 496
85+2.4% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 210
1 car or van36.1% · 869
2 cars or vans36.4% · 877
3 or more18.8% · 454
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright43.7% · 1,053
With mortgage31.7% · 764
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented12.0% · 289
Private rented12.3% · 297
Type of home
Detached house36.1% · 870
Semi-detached house38.5% · 927
Terraced house18.2% · 439
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 65
Converted house0.8% · 19
Other conversion0.8% · 20
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile2.5% · 61
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009547- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swale East
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Boughton under BleanDunkirkGraveney with GoodnestoneHernhillSellingSheldwich
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey23.0% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned5,273EEast Downs26.0% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned2,761PPriory22.3% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned2,902SSt Ann's21.9% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned5,497TTeynham and Lynsted18.9% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned6,760WWatling20.0% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned6,765WWest Downs23.9% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned2,908
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.