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Homes rented privately

8.5% to 32.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.5% in Saxon Shore to 32.9% in Victoria — a gap of 24.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Saxon Shore	8.5%	91	1,073
Biddenden	9.8%	126	1,291
Weald North	10.3%	106	1,029
Weald South	10.3%	233	2,259
Kennington	10.6%	99	930
Downs West	10.9%	115	1,056
Isle of Oxney	10.9%	128	1,175
Bybrook	11.4%	154	1,346
Bockhanger	11.9%	118	990
Tenterden South	12.1%	157	1,293
Charing	12.4%	148	1,196
Tenterden St Michael's	12.5%	144	1,149
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	12.8%	134	1,045
Bircholt	12.9%	149	1,151
Upper Weald	13.3%	144	1,086
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	13.5%	131	970
Weald Central	14.3%	249	1,740
Highfield	15%	142	947
Willesborough	15%	401	2,668
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	15.1%	161	1,069
Downs North	15.5%	166	1,069
Beaver	15.6%	446	2,867
Godinton	17.1%	180	1,050
Tenterden North	17.4%	193	1,110
Wye with Hinxhill	18.5%	208	1,124
Roman	18.5%	232	1,252
Goat Lees	18.6%	201	1,080
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	19.5%	154	791
Park Farm North	19.7%	176	893
Stanhope	19.8%	211	1,064
Washford	20.4%	201	983
Park Farm South	22.3%	216	967
Aylesford & East Stour	22.6%	595	2,630
Repton	23.5%	464	1,972
Singleton West	26.3%	304	1,155
Norman	26.8%	339	1,263
Furley	28.1%	724	2,580
Singleton East	29.6%	356	1,203
Victoria	32.9%	1,006	3,062

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.2% to 6.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.2% in Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry to 6.8% in Upper Weald — a gap of 4.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	2.2%	60	2,683
Godinton	2.4%	69	2,846
Roman	2.5%	85	3,447
Singleton West	2.5%	75	3,039
Park Farm North	2.7%	66	2,484
Park Farm South	2.7%	72	2,697
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	2.9%	62	2,104
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	3%	77	2,570
Weald North	3.4%	84	2,503
Downs West	3.4%	91	2,681
Bircholt	3.7%	102	2,780
Washford	3.7%	94	2,514
Highfield	3.8%	92	2,448
Downs North	3.8%	98	2,584
Kennington	3.9%	89	2,275
Saxon Shore	4.2%	112	2,643
Wye with Hinxhill	4.4%	109	2,481
Goat Lees	4.5%	128	2,850
Biddenden	4.6%	139	3,044
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	4.6%	109	2,373
Repton	4.6%	231	5,028
Furley	4.6%	292	6,333
Singleton East	4.7%	125	2,680
Tenterden North	4.8%	104	2,149
Victoria	4.9%	349	7,172
Weald South	4.9%	265	5,401
Tenterden South	5.1%	139	2,752
Willesborough	5.3%	355	6,718
Isle of Oxney	5.3%	145	2,728
Tenterden St Michael's	5.4%	147	2,742
Aylesford & East Stour	5.4%	357	6,560
Stanhope	5.6%	192	3,406
Beaver	5.7%	430	7,498
Weald Central	5.8%	251	4,343
Charing	5.8%	158	2,713
Bybrook	5.9%	197	3,366
Norman	6.2%	190	3,058
Bockhanger	6.7%	161	2,419
Upper Weald	6.8%	179	2,634

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People aged 65 or over

8% to 40.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8% in Stanhope to 40.7% in Tenterden North — a gap of 32.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stanhope	8%	272	3,408
Singleton West	9.2%	280	3,039
Roman	9.3%	320	3,448
Repton	10.1%	508	5,030
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	10.4%	219	2,105
Aylesford & East Stour	10.8%	709	6,559
Park Farm North	10.8%	269	2,484
Park Farm South	12%	323	2,698
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	12%	323	2,683
Victoria	12.5%	897	7,172
Goat Lees	13.1%	372	2,843
Washford	13.8%	348	2,518
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	14.1%	363	2,569
Godinton	14.3%	407	2,843
Norman	14.6%	447	3,059
Beaver	15.2%	1,137	7,499
Furley	17.4%	1,104	6,333
Singleton East	18%	483	2,682
Highfield	18.3%	448	2,446
Willesborough	21.1%	1,417	6,721
Bockhanger	21.9%	531	2,421
Bybrook	22.3%	752	3,365
Downs West	23.7%	639	2,691
Downs North	25%	643	2,576
Weald North	25.1%	630	2,506
Weald Central	25.2%	1,095	4,347
Upper Weald	25.5%	673	2,636
Saxon Shore	25.9%	685	2,645
Bircholt	27%	749	2,778
Wye with Hinxhill	28.1%	698	2,481
Isle of Oxney	28.9%	789	2,728
Biddenden	29.2%	888	3,042
Weald South	29.6%	1,598	5,401
Kennington	29.9%	681	2,277
Tenterden St Michael's	31.1%	853	2,740
Charing	31.4%	852	2,712
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	33%	784	2,373
Tenterden South	33.8%	931	2,752
Tenterden North	40.7%	875	2,148

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.9% to 29.6%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.9% in Singleton West to 29.6% in Stanhope — a gap of 19.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Singleton West	9.9%	229	2,312
Park Farm North	10%	196	1,954
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	10.8%	221	2,050
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	11.7%	195	1,670
Park Farm South	11.9%	248	2,085
Repton	12.3%	471	3,834
Roman	12.4%	330	2,661
Downs West	12.6%	280	2,224
Downs North	13.4%	281	2,098
Goat Lees	13.7%	299	2,186
Highfield	13.9%	276	1,988
Godinton	14%	312	2,226
Bircholt	14%	323	2,303
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	14.1%	278	1,969
Wye with Hinxhill	14.6%	295	2,016
Weald North	15%	315	2,098
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	15.2%	307	2,021
Saxon Shore	15.3%	336	2,190
Kennington	15.8%	305	1,926
Tenterden St Michael's	16.5%	387	2,341
Singleton East	16.8%	365	2,168
Tenterden South	17.8%	415	2,335
Isle of Oxney	18.2%	421	2,319
Willesborough	18.3%	992	5,412
Furley	18.4%	948	5,157
Tenterden North	18.4%	353	1,917
Upper Weald	18.8%	411	2,190
Biddenden	18.8%	480	2,557
Victoria	19.2%	1,126	5,855
Aylesford & East Stour	19.4%	980	5,040
Bybrook	19.7%	522	2,652
Weald Central	19.8%	715	3,609
Weald South	19.8%	903	4,553
Washford	19.9%	385	1,934
Charing	21.7%	501	2,313
Norman	23%	559	2,427
Bockhanger	25%	471	1,886
Beaver	28.6%	1,677	5,868
Stanhope	29.6%	720	2,430

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

14.8% to 46.5%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 14.8% in Stanhope to 46.5% in Wye with Hinxhill — a gap of 31.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stanhope	14.8%	360	2,430
Beaver	18.4%	1,082	5,868
Bockhanger	20.9%	395	1,886
Norman	21.6%	525	2,427
Washford	23.2%	449	1,934
Aylesford & East Stour	25.8%	1,302	5,040
Bybrook	25.9%	688	2,652
Weald Central	27.1%	977	3,609
Singleton East	27.6%	598	2,168
Highfield	28.6%	568	1,988
Godinton	28.8%	640	2,226
Weald South	28.9%	1,315	4,553
Willesborough	29.1%	1,573	5,412
Tenterden St Michael's	29.2%	683	2,341
Furley	30.1%	1,551	5,157
Isle of Oxney	30.2%	700	2,319
Victoria	30.2%	1,771	5,855
Goat Lees	31.2%	681	2,186
Charing	31.2%	721	2,313
Tenterden South	31.3%	730	2,335
Roman	31.3%	834	2,661
Biddenden	31.8%	812	2,557
Saxon Shore	32%	700	2,190
Upper Weald	32.3%	708	2,190
Park Farm North	33%	644	1,954
Singleton West	33%	762	2,312
Kennington	33.1%	637	1,926
Tenterden North	33.3%	639	1,917
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	33.5%	660	1,969
Park Farm South	33.9%	706	2,085
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	34.8%	704	2,021
Weald North	35.1%	736	2,098
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	35.5%	593	1,670
Repton	35.7%	1,370	3,834
Bircholt	38.3%	883	2,303
Downs West	38.6%	859	2,224
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	39%	799	2,050
Downs North	40.8%	855	2,098
Wye with Hinxhill	46.5%	938	2,016

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8% to 31.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8% in Park Farm North to 31.3% in Stanhope — a gap of 23.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Park Farm North	8%	71	893
Singleton West	8.2%	95	1,152
Downs West	8.6%	91	1,054
Park Farm South	9.4%	91	967
Roman	9.4%	118	1,251
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	9.6%	100	1,044
Highfield	10.1%	96	948
Godinton	10.3%	108	1,051
Weald North	10.7%	110	1,026
Bircholt	10.9%	125	1,149
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	11.1%	108	973
Kennington	11.4%	107	937
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	11.6%	92	792
Repton	11.7%	231	1,970
Downs North	11.9%	127	1,068
Biddenden	12.5%	162	1,293
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	13.7%	147	1,071
Saxon Shore	13.8%	148	1,072
Singleton East	14.5%	175	1,204
Goat Lees	14.6%	158	1,081
Tenterden North	14.8%	164	1,108
Wye with Hinxhill	14.9%	167	1,124
Tenterden St Michael's	15.5%	178	1,150
Weald South	15.8%	357	2,256
Isle of Oxney	15.9%	187	1,175
Washford	16.7%	164	983
Tenterden South	17%	220	1,293
Weald Central	17.1%	297	1,740
Furley	17.4%	450	2,579
Charing	17.9%	215	1,198
Upper Weald	18.4%	200	1,086
Bybrook	18.6%	250	1,345
Willesborough	18.8%	502	2,666
Victoria	21.3%	652	3,062
Aylesford & East Stour	21.6%	569	2,630
Bockhanger	25.2%	249	989
Norman	25.6%	324	1,264
Beaver	27%	774	2,864
Stanhope	31.3%	334	1,068

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.3% to 41.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.3% in Highfield to 41.4% in Stanhope — a gap of 40.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Highfield	1.3%	12	947
Park Farm North	1.5%	13	893
Kennington	1.5%	14	930
Godinton	2%	21	1,050
Downs West	2.7%	29	1,056
Singleton West	2.8%	32	1,155
Park Farm South	4.7%	45	967
Singleton East	4.8%	58	1,203
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield	5.9%	57	970
Roman	6%	75	1,252
Bircholt	6.1%	70	1,151
Tenterden St Michael's	7.8%	90	1,149
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry	8.2%	86	1,045
Weald South	8.8%	198	2,259
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm	9.5%	75	791
Biddenden	9.7%	125	1,291
Saxon Shore	9.9%	106	1,073
Downs North	10.1%	108	1,069
Weald North	11.7%	120	1,029
Washford	11.7%	115	983
Tenterden North	11.8%	131	1,110
Weald Central	12%	209	1,740
Furley	12.2%	314	2,580
Rolvenden & Tenterden West	12.7%	136	1,069
Willesborough	13.1%	349	2,668
Repton	13.8%	272	1,972
Charing	14.6%	175	1,196
Bybrook	15.1%	203	1,346
Goat Lees	16%	173	1,080
Upper Weald	16.4%	178	1,086
Isle of Oxney	16.8%	197	1,175
Wye with Hinxhill	16.9%	190	1,124
Tenterden South	17.6%	228	1,293
Norman	21.3%	269	1,263
Victoria	22.1%	678	3,062
Aylesford & East Stour	27.8%	730	2,630
Bockhanger	27.8%	275	990
Beaver	31.5%	902	2,867
Stanhope	41.4%	440	1,064

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39 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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