Electoral wardE05009557
Queenborough and Halfway ward, Swale
Queenborough and Halfway is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,260 residents in 3,344 households — 774 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency; for county elections it is in the Sheppey division.
Residents, 20218,260council ward average 6,320
Households3,3442.47 residents per household
Density774/ km²about 10.68 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+19.9%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 478
5–96.6% · 546
10–157.2% · 594
16–194.2% · 344
20–245.5% · 454
25–3413.3% · 1,098
35–4916.8% · 1,390
50–6420.7% · 1,712
65–7411.0% · 907
75–846.6% · 546
85+2.3% · 190
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.9% · 564
1 car or van41.1% · 1,374
2 cars or vans29.8% · 995
3 or more12.3% · 411
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 1,210
With mortgage32.3% · 1,082
Shared ownership1.2% · 41
Social rented9.5% · 317
Private rented20.8% · 697
Type of home
Detached house22.6% · 757
Semi-detached house38.0% · 1,272
Terraced house34.0% · 1,138
Purpose-built flat3.0% · 100
Converted house0.9% · 30
Other conversion0.7% · 25
Above shop / office0.6% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009557- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sheppey
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Queenborough
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% owned7,862MMurston12.3% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned6,943RRoman18.4% 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.