Electoral wardE05009562
Sheppey East ward, Swale
Sheppey East is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,355 residents in 2,671 households — 184 people per km², the 3rd 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, 20218,355council ward average 6,320
Households2,6713.13 residents per household
Density184/ km²about 45.51 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+20.2%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 12.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 296
5–94.0% · 338
10–154.8% · 399
16–193.0% · 251
20–246.1% · 508
25–3416.5% · 1,378
35–4920.3% · 1,693
50–6421.6% · 1,808
65–7412.6% · 1,051
75–846.2% · 522
85+1.3% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.6% · 337
1 car or van40.9% · 1,093
2 cars or vans31.1% · 830
3 or more15.4% · 412
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright45.0% · 1,201
With mortgage25.7% · 687
Shared ownership0.7% · 19
Social rented6.4% · 171
Private rented22.2% · 593
Type of home
Detached house41.9% · 1,118
Semi-detached house25.9% · 693
Terraced house17.0% · 454
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 179
Converted house0.5% · 14
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Caravan, mobile7.2% · 192
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009562- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Sheppey
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 24
Parishes in the ward
EastchurchLeysdownMinster-on-SeaWarden
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 Central17.6% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned9,169TThe 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.