Borden is a village and electoral ward situated immediately south west of Sittingbourne, Kent, from which it is separated by a small area of rural land.

The village centre is clustered around the Grade I listed church,[3] which is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and is at least eight hundred years old.

The Church of England primary school received an Ofsted overall effectiveness report of outstanding,[4] after improving its reputation and teaching standards substantially over the last ten years.

Farming in the area is the main industry, although this has been in decline for many years due to the "scrubbing" of most of the cherry and other fruit orchards.

The industry of employment of residents was 17.1% retail, 16.3% manufacturing, 10.1% construction, 13.3% real estate, 7.7% health and social work, 6.8% education, 6.3% transport and communications, 5.1% public administration, 3.6% hotels and restaurants, 5.2% finance, 2.9% agriculture and 5.6% other.

Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in agriculture and construction.