Electoral wardE05009558
Roman ward, Swale
Roman is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,938 residents in 2,939 households — 5,175 people per km², the 7th 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, 20216,938council ward average 6,320
Households2,9392.36 residents per household
Density5,175/ km²about 1.34 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+18.4%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 422
5–96.3% · 439
10–157.6% · 525
16–194.3% · 295
20–245.7% · 396
25–3414.9% · 1,036
35–4918.9% · 1,309
50–6417.9% · 1,242
65–749.6% · 664
75–846.0% · 419
85+2.8% · 191
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.3% · 802
1 car or van42.9% · 1,260
2 cars or vans22.4% · 657
3 or more7.5% · 220
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright30.1% · 885
With mortgage26.7% · 785
Shared ownership1.0% · 28
Social rented18.0% · 528
Private rented24.3% · 713
Type of home
Detached house9.1% · 266
Semi-detached house27.6% · 811
Terraced house39.7% · 1,167
Purpose-built flat18.9% · 556
Converted house2.4% · 72
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office1.9% · 56
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009558- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sittingbourne South
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 24
Council offices in this ward
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% owned6,943QQueenborough and Halfway19.9% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned8,260SSheerness13.1% 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.