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Electoral wardE05014056

Beam ward, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Beam is one of 19 electoral wards of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 8,610 residents in 2,787 households — 3,106 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dagenham and Rainham constituency.

Residents, 20218,610council ward average 11,520
Households2,7873.09 residents per household
Density3,106/ km²about 2.77 km² · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 6,065
Aged 65+9.7%London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: 8.7% · under 16: 27.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 591
5–98.9% · 762
10–1511.2% · 967
16–195.6% · 481
20–246.4% · 551
25–3413.1% · 1,129
35–4922.4% · 1,924
50–6415.8% · 1,364
65–745.4% · 463
75–843.1% · 270
85+1.2% · 105

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van33.4% · 931
1 car or van45.7% · 1,275
2 cars or vans16.5% · 459
3 or more4.4% · 122
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham overall: 42.4% owned, 31.5% social rented, 24.2% private rented.

Owned outright19.3% · 537
With mortgage28.7% · 800
Shared ownership0.9% · 24
Social rented21.5% · 599
Private rented29.4% · 821
Lives rent free0.3% · 7

Type of home

Detached house7.1% · 199
Semi-detached house25.6% · 713
Terraced house51.3% · 1,429
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 307
Converted house3.4% · 96
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office1.4% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014056
Region
London
Density rank in council
17 of 19

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlibon9.3% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned10,031CChadwell Heath12.0% aged 65+ · 48.8% owned14,086EEastbrook & Rush Green13.9% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned8,649GGoresbrook10.3% aged 65+ · 39.2% owned13,070HHeath9.4% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned8,994PParsloes9.6% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned15,251VValence9.2% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned15,481VVillage10.1% aged 65+ · 38.0% owned12,540WWhalebone7.5% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned13,706

All 19 wards of London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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.