Electoral wardE05014057
Becontree ward, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Becontree is one of 19 electoral wards of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 9,799 residents in 3,075 households — 10,664 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Barking constituency.
Residents, 20219,799council ward average 11,520
Households3,0753.19 residents per household
Density10,664/ km²about 0.92 km² · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 6,065
Aged 65+8.8%London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: 8.7% · under 16: 27.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 698
5–99.2% · 900
10–1510.7% · 1,046
16–195.6% · 550
20–246.2% · 604
25–3413.9% · 1,367
35–4922.8% · 2,231
50–6415.8% · 1,546
65–745.2% · 507
75–842.5% · 245
85+1.1% · 107
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.7% · 912
1 car or van45.7% · 1,405
2 cars or vans18.5% · 569
3 or more6.1% · 189
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 outright14.3% · 441
With mortgage28.8% · 887
Shared ownership1.3% · 40
Social rented27.9% · 859
Private rented27.3% · 841
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house5.9% · 182
Semi-detached house34.3% · 1,056
Terraced house45.0% · 1,387
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 253
Converted house2.9% · 89
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office3.4% · 106
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014057- Constituency
- Barking
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 19
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey4.9% aged 65+ · 23.1% owned3,955AAlibon9.3% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned10,031BBarking Riverside3.5% aged 65+ · 36.3% owned9,955EEastbury8.4% aged 65+ · 41.9% owned15,600GGascoigne4.9% aged 65+ · 23.5% owned10,831GGoresbrook10.3% aged 65+ · 39.2% owned13,070LLongbridge10.4% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned13,306MMayesbrook7.8% aged 65+ · 36.2% owned15,922NNorthbury5.6% aged 65+ · 27.5% owned13,080PParsloes9.6% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned15,251TThames View6.6% aged 65+ · 35.3% owned6,005VValence9.2% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned15,481
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.