Electoral wardE05009555
Murston ward, Swale
Murston is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,943 residents in 2,654 households — 1,712 people per km², the 6th 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, 20216,943council ward average 6,320
Households2,6542.62 residents per household
Density1,712/ km²about 4.06 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+12.3%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 24.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.9% · 546
5–97.9% · 550
10–159.1% · 635
16–194.2% · 289
20–245.2% · 362
25–3415.8% · 1,094
35–4921.5% · 1,491
50–6416.1% · 1,119
65–747.4% · 516
75–843.8% · 264
85+1.1% · 77
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.9% · 555
1 car or van42.1% · 1,116
2 cars or vans28.0% · 742
3 or more9.0% · 239
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright24.2% · 643
With mortgage34.4% · 914
Shared ownership1.4% · 36
Social rented19.8% · 527
Private rented20.1% · 533
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house5.6% · 149
Semi-detached house26.2% · 694
Terraced house51.9% · 1,376
Purpose-built flat13.9% · 368
Converted house1.7% · 44
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009555- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sittingbourne North
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 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% owned6,254KKemsley11.7% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned6,793MMilton Regis17.1% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned6,021MMinster Cliffs28.1% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned7,862QQueenborough 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.