Electoral wardE05005093
Margate Central ward, Thanet
Margate Central is one of 23 electoral wards of Thanet District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,231 residents in 2,949 households — 7,057 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Thanet constituency; for county elections it is in the Margate division.
Residents, 20216,231council ward average 6,113
Households2,9492.11 residents per household
Density7,057/ km²about 0.88 km² · Thanet 1,357
Aged 65+11.9%Thanet: 23.7% · under 16: 20.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.3% · 454
5–96.8% · 423
10–156.5% · 407
16–193.7% · 230
20–246.3% · 391
25–3417.4% · 1,087
35–4921.1% · 1,313
50–6419.0% · 1,187
65–747.0% · 439
75–843.6% · 224
85+1.2% · 76
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van48.9% · 1,441
1 car or van38.1% · 1,123
2 cars or vans10.4% · 306
3 or more2.7% · 79
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Thanet overall: 61.4% owned, 11.9% social rented, 26.3% private rented.
Owned outright13.5% · 399
With mortgage13.4% · 395
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented17.5% · 516
Private rented55.3% · 1,630
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house3.2% · 94
Semi-detached house9.1% · 268
Terraced house28.2% · 831
Purpose-built flat39.9% · 1,175
Converted house12.0% · 354
Other conversion3.9% · 114
Above shop / office3.7% · 110
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005093- Council
- Thanet District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Margate
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 23
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% owned8,287KKingsgate33.4% aged 65+ · 85.4% owned2,197NNethercourt23.9% 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.