Electoral wardE05009552
Kemsley ward, Swale
Kemsley is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,793 residents in 2,536 households — 1,752 people per km², the 8th 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, 20216,793council ward average 6,320
Households2,5362.68 residents per household
Density1,752/ km²about 3.88 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+11.7%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 21.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 425
5–96.9% · 465
10–158.5% · 575
16–195.3% · 359
20–246.0% · 406
25–3414.6% · 990
35–4921.1% · 1,432
50–6419.7% · 1,339
65–747.6% · 515
75–843.4% · 229
85+0.8% · 53
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.8% · 300
1 car or van37.9% · 961
2 cars or vans35.2% · 892
3 or more15.1% · 383
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright25.2% · 638
With mortgage44.1% · 1,118
Shared ownership1.2% · 30
Social rented12.0% · 305
Private rented17.5% · 444
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house29.9% · 757
Semi-detached house31.8% · 806
Terraced house29.4% · 745
Purpose-built flat8.0% · 203
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009552- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sittingbourne North
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned6,600HHomewood19.4% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned6,254MMilton 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.