Electoral wardE05009550
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch ward, Swale
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,600 residents in 2,600 households — 260 people per km², the 11th 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, 20216,600council ward average 6,320
Households2,6002.54 residents per household
Density260/ km²about 25.41 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+21.9%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 399
5–95.5% · 360
10–156.4% · 425
16–193.9% · 257
20–245.6% · 369
25–3412.2% · 805
35–4917.4% · 1,146
50–6421.1% · 1,395
65–7411.7% · 769
75–847.7% · 505
85+2.6% · 169
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.7% · 253
1 car or van34.7% · 903
2 cars or vans36.3% · 945
3 or more19.2% · 499
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.6% · 1,055
With mortgage37.7% · 980
Shared ownership1.0% · 25
Social rented10.4% · 271
Private rented10.3% · 268
Type of home
Detached house36.4% · 946
Semi-detached house33.2% · 862
Terraced house22.1% · 575
Purpose-built flat3.0% · 78
Converted house0.6% · 15
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile4.0% · 105
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009550- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swale West
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 24
Parishes in the ward
HartlipNewingtonUpchurch
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% owned6,437CChalkwell13.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned3,680HHomewood19.4% 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.