Electoral wardE05015047

Larkfield ward, Tonbridge and Malling

Larkfield is one of 19 electoral wards of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,376 residents in 3,457 households — 2,464 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chatham and Aylesford constituency; for county elections it is in the Malling Central division.

Residents, 20218,376council ward average 6,958

Households3,4572.42 residents per household

Density2,464/ km²about 3.40 km² · Tonbridge and Malling 550

Aged 65+21.4%Tonbridge and Malling: 19.2% · under 16: 18.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 505

5–95.9% · 492

10–156.5% · 543

16–194.0% · 333

20–244.6% · 383

25–3412.2% · 1,018

35–4918.9% · 1,583

50–6420.7% · 1,732

65–7411.1% · 926

75–848.2% · 688

85+2.1% · 175

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.3% · 424

1 car or van35.5% · 1,229

2 cars or vans36.5% · 1,262

3 or more15.7% · 544

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Tonbridge and Malling overall: 70.0% owned, 15.4% social rented, 12.5% private rented.

Owned outright38.3% · 1,327

With mortgage37.6% · 1,303

Shared ownership1.8% · 61

Social rented11.5% · 399

Private rented10.7% · 371

Type of home

Detached house17.3% · 599

Semi-detached house44.5% · 1,539

Terraced house26.6% · 920

Purpose-built flat10.2% · 351

Converted house0.5% · 17

Other conversion0.1% · 3

Above shop / office0.8% · 28

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05015047
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
County council: Kent County Council
County division: Malling Central
Constituency: Chatham and Aylesford
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 5 of 19

Parishes in the ward

East Malling and Larkfield

Other wards in the same constituency

AAylesford North & North Downs15.6% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned9,399 SSnodland East & Ham Hill12.8% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned4,402 SSnodland West & Holborough Lakes17.2% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned7,425 WWalderslade22.2% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned2,705

All 19 wards of Tonbridge and Malling

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.