Electoral wardE05009556
Priory ward, Swale
Priory is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,902 residents in 1,185 households — 795 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Faversham division.
Residents, 20212,902council ward average 6,320
Households1,1852.45 residents per household
Density795/ km²about 3.65 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+22.3%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 138
5–96.9% · 201
10–157.9% · 230
16–194.5% · 131
20–245.5% · 161
25–3410.9% · 315
35–4917.2% · 500
50–6420.0% · 579
65–7412.1% · 350
75–847.5% · 219
85+2.7% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.0% · 261
1 car or van44.1% · 522
2 cars or vans25.1% · 298
3 or more8.8% · 104
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright36.1% · 427
With mortgage26.2% · 310
Shared ownership0.7% · 8
Social rented29.5% · 349
Private rented7.6% · 90
Type of home
Detached house14.9% · 177
Semi-detached house37.9% · 449
Terraced house38.8% · 460
Purpose-built flat7.5% · 89
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009556- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Faversham
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Faversham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey23.0% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned5,273BBoughton and Courtenay24.3% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned5,798EEast Downs26.0% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned2,761SSt Ann's21.9% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned5,497TTeynham and Lynsted18.9% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned6,760WWatling20.0% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned6,765WWest Downs23.9% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned2,908
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.