Electoral wardE05005092
Kingsgate ward, Thanet
Kingsgate is one of 23 electoral wards of Thanet District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,197 residents in 898 households — 938 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Thanet constituency; for county elections it is in the Cliftonville division.
Residents, 20212,197council ward average 6,113
Households8982.45 residents per household
Density938/ km²about 2.34 km² · Thanet 1,357
Aged 65+33.4%Thanet: 23.7% · under 16: 12.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 74
5–93.2% · 71
10–156.0% · 131
16–193.8% · 83
20–243.8% · 84
25–347.3% · 160
35–4914.7% · 322
50–6424.4% · 535
65–7417.4% · 382
75–8411.6% · 254
85+4.4% · 97
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.3% · 92
1 car or van38.5% · 345
2 cars or vans35.6% · 319
3 or more15.7% · 141
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Thanet overall: 61.4% owned, 11.9% social rented, 26.3% private rented.
Owned outright55.3% · 496
With mortgage30.1% · 270
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented0.6% · 5
Private rented13.9% · 125
Type of home
Detached house62.0% · 557
Semi-detached house13.8% · 124
Terraced house6.3% · 57
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 99
Converted house3.2% · 29
Other conversion3.2% · 29
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005092- Council
- Thanet District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Cliftonville
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 23
Parishes in the ward
Broadstairs and St. Peters
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeacon Road21.2% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned4,685BBradstowe36.2% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned3,949CCentral Harbour19.3% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned8,401CCliffsend and Pegwell31.7% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned4,882CCliftonville East34.3% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned6,439CCliftonville West14.5% aged 65+ · 33.4% owned9,927DDane Valley16.6% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned7,846EEastcliff15.9% aged 65+ · 43.0% owned8,287MMargate Central11.9% aged 65+ · 26.9% owned6,231NNethercourt23.9% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned4,835NNewington13.3% aged 65+ · 42.3% owned5,705NNorthwood23.2% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned6,599SSalmestone18.2% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned5,717SSir Moses Montefiore18.5% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned5,083
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.