Electoral wardE05005101
Viking ward, Thanet
Viking is one of 23 electoral wards of Thanet District Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,269 residents in 3,274 households — 3,527 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Thanet constituency; for county elections it is in the Broadstairs division.
Residents, 20217,269council ward average 6,113
Households3,2742.22 residents per household
Density3,527/ km²about 2.06 km² · Thanet 1,357
Aged 65+31.2%Thanet: 23.7% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 269
5–94.7% · 343
10–156.6% · 479
16–193.7% · 272
20–244.1% · 295
25–347.6% · 554
35–4916.1% · 1,172
50–6422.3% · 1,619
65–7416.8% · 1,220
75–8410.3% · 750
85+4.1% · 295
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.4% · 699
1 car or van43.4% · 1,422
2 cars or vans26.7% · 875
3 or more8.5% · 278
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Thanet overall: 61.4% owned, 11.9% social rented, 26.3% private rented.
Owned outright49.0% · 1,606
With mortgage24.5% · 803
Shared ownership1.1% · 37
Social rented4.0% · 132
Private rented21.3% · 697
Type of home
Detached house38.4% · 1,259
Semi-detached house25.7% · 841
Terraced house9.9% · 324
Purpose-built flat14.3% · 470
Converted house7.9% · 260
Other conversion1.5% · 49
Above shop / office2.0% · 67
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005101- Council
- Thanet District Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Broadstairs
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned8,287KKingsgate33.4% aged 65+ · 85.4% owned2,197MMargate 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% owned5,717
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.