Electoral wardE05009561
Sheppey Central ward, Swale
Sheppey Central is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,169 residents in 3,645 households — 380 people per km², the 2nd 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, 20219,169council ward average 6,320
Households3,6452.52 residents per household
Density380/ km²about 24.15 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+17.6%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 585
5–97.0% · 640
10–157.6% · 695
16–194.2% · 383
20–245.1% · 465
25–3413.7% · 1,259
35–4918.9% · 1,731
50–6419.6% · 1,796
65–749.8% · 897
75–846.1% · 559
85+1.7% · 160
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.0% · 439
1 car or van40.0% · 1,459
2 cars or vans34.0% · 1,239
3 or more14.0% · 510
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright31.1% · 1,133
With mortgage37.1% · 1,352
Shared ownership2.4% · 88
Social rented12.0% · 439
Private rented17.3% · 632
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house32.0% · 1,166
Semi-detached house34.6% · 1,261
Terraced house24.5% · 893
Purpose-built flat7.8% · 283
Converted house0.5% · 19
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009561- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sheppey
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Minster-on-Sea
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% owned8,260RRoman18.4% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned6,938SSheerness13.1% aged 65+ · 40.7% owned13,254SSheppey 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.