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Electoral wardE05013806

St James's ward, City of Westminster

St James's is one of 18 electoral wards of Westminster City Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 10,361 residents in 5,296 households — 3,288 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.

Residents, 202110,361council ward average 11,346
Households5,2961.96 residents per household
Density3,288/ km²about 3.15 km² · City of Westminster 9,512
Aged 65+11.6%City of Westminster: 12.1% · under 16: 9.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.1% · 318
5–92.4% · 250
10–154.1% · 421
16–196.0% · 618
20–2412.5% · 1,295
25–3422.7% · 2,350
35–4920.1% · 2,082
50–6417.7% · 1,829
65–746.8% · 709
75–843.3% · 346
85+1.4% · 144

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van75.7% · 4,010
1 car or van19.4% · 1,030
2 cars or vans3.8% · 201
3 or more1.0% · 55
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; City of Westminster overall: 27.4% owned, 28.3% social rented, 43.3% private rented.

Owned outright14.9% · 787
With mortgage7.6% · 402
Shared ownership0.6% · 30
Social rented28.1% · 1,491
Private rented48.7% · 2,582
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house0.6% · 33
Semi-detached house0.5% · 26
Terraced house3.6% · 190
Purpose-built flat81.5% · 4,317
Converted house4.0% · 214
Other conversion3.9% · 205
Above shop / office5.8% · 305
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013806
Region
London
Density rank in council
18 of 18

Council offices in this ward

TWestminster City CouncilTown council · SW1E 6QP

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbey Road14.7% aged 65+ · 36.0% owned13,043HHyde Park10.9% aged 65+ · 27.7% owned10,321KKnightsbridge & Belgravia14.1% aged 65+ · 35.7% owned11,028MMarylebone12.3% aged 65+ · 30.7% owned12,157PPimlico North13.8% aged 65+ · 30.1% owned10,317PPimlico South14.1% aged 65+ · 20.6% owned10,692RRegent's Park14.4% aged 65+ · 35.3% owned11,611VVincent Square13.7% aged 65+ · 27.3% owned10,327WWest End12.3% aged 65+ · 22.8% owned11,543

All 18 wards of City of Westminster

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.