Electoral wardE05009563
Teynham and Lynsted ward, Swale
Teynham and Lynsted is one of 24 electoral wards of Swale Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,760 residents in 2,701 households — 141 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Swale East division.
Residents, 20216,760council ward average 6,320
Households2,7012.5 residents per household
Density141/ km²about 48.08 km² · Swale 406
Aged 65+18.9%Swale: 19.1% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 447
5–96.2% · 422
10–157.1% · 483
16–193.8% · 258
20–244.6% · 313
25–3415.0% · 1,013
35–4919.0% · 1,285
50–6418.7% · 1,263
65–7410.4% · 705
75–846.4% · 436
85+2.0% · 136
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.1% · 328
1 car or van37.7% · 1,019
2 cars or vans34.9% · 943
3 or more15.2% · 411
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swale overall: 67.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 18.4% private rented.
Owned outright30.7% · 829
With mortgage33.7% · 911
Shared ownership4.1% · 111
Social rented15.2% · 411
Private rented16.1% · 435
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house21.9% · 592
Semi-detached house42.4% · 1,144
Terraced house29.7% · 801
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 74
Converted house0.9% · 23
Other conversion1.0% · 28
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 29
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009563- Council
- Swale Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Swale East
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 24
Parishes in the ward
LuddenhamLynsted with KingsdownNorton, Buckland and StoneOareTeynhamTonge
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% owned2,761PPriory22.3% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned2,902SSt Ann's21.9% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned5,497WWatling20.0% 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.