Electoral wardE05009551
Homewood ward, Swale
Homewood is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,254 residents in 2,567 households — 4,539 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency; for county elections it is in the Sittingbourne South division.
Residents, 20216,254council ward average 6,320
Households2,5672.44 residents per household
Density4,539/ km²about 1.38 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+19.4%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 333
5–95.8% · 361
10–157.6% · 473
16–194.2% · 261
20–246.2% · 385
25–3412.9% · 805
35–4919.1% · 1,193
50–6419.6% · 1,227
65–7410.4% · 649
75–846.5% · 409
85+2.5% · 158
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.6% · 505
1 car or van42.2% · 1,084
2 cars or vans27.5% · 708
3 or more10.6% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright35.4% · 909
With mortgage30.7% · 789
Shared ownership0.7% · 17
Social rented9.6% · 247
Private rented23.5% · 604
Type of home
Detached house12.9% · 332
Semi-detached house40.3% · 1,034
Terraced house30.7% · 789
Purpose-built flat9.6% · 247
Converted house3.8% · 97
Other conversion0.9% · 22
Above shop / office1.7% · 44
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009551- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sittingbourne South
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 3 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% owned6,437CChalkwell13.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned3,680HHartlip, Newington and Upchurch21.9% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned6,600KKemsley11.7% 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.