Electoral wardE05009548
Chalkwell ward, Swale
Chalkwell is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,680 residents in 1,538 households — 3,847 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency; for county elections it is in the Sittingbourne North division.
Residents, 20213,680council ward average 6,320
Households1,5382.39 residents per household
Density3,847/ km²about 0.96 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+13.2%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.8% · 288
5–96.3% · 233
10–157.4% · 271
16–193.7% · 136
20–246.5% · 240
25–3419.5% · 716
35–4920.7% · 763
50–6414.9% · 548
65–746.9% · 255
75–844.5% · 165
85+1.8% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.7% · 334
1 car or van45.4% · 699
2 cars or vans26.2% · 403
3 or more6.7% · 103
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright24.1% · 371
With mortgage41.9% · 644
Shared ownership1.0% · 16
Social rented7.9% · 122
Private rented25.0% · 385
Type of home
Detached house7.1% · 109
Semi-detached house24.5% · 377
Terraced house41.7% · 641
Purpose-built flat22.6% · 348
Converted house2.6% · 40
Other conversion0.5% · 7
Above shop / office0.8% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009548- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sittingbourne North
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 24
Other wards in the same constituency
BBobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow13.8% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned6,441BBorden and Grove Park25.1% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,437HHartlip, 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.