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Electoral wardE05014069

Valence ward, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Valence is one of 19 electoral wards of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,481 residents in 5,288 households — 10,265 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Barking and Dagenham and Rainham constituencies.

Residents, 202115,481council ward average 11,520
Households5,2882.93 residents per household
Density10,265/ km²about 1.51 km² · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 6,065
Aged 65+9.2%London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: 8.7% · under 16: 26.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.4% · 1,150
5–98.3% · 1,283
10–1510.9% · 1,681
16–195.3% · 824
20–245.6% · 866
25–3412.9% · 1,992
35–4923.7% · 3,668
50–6416.8% · 2,599
65–745.3% · 828
75–842.8% · 429
85+1.0% · 160

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van31.3% · 1,655
1 car or van46.7% · 2,470
2 cars or vans17.5% · 926
3 or more4.5% · 237
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 outright14.7% · 778
With mortgage28.5% · 1,508
Shared ownership1.0% · 51
Social rented34.2% · 1,806
Private rented21.4% · 1,129
Lives rent free0.3% · 16

Type of home

Detached house6.1% · 321
Semi-detached house26.2% · 1,384
Terraced house54.0% · 2,853
Purpose-built flat9.9% · 521
Converted house2.8% · 147
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office1.0% · 55
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014069
Region
London
Density rank in council
4 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% owned9,955BBeam9.7% aged 65+ · 48.0% owned8,610BBecontree8.8% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned9,799CChadwell Heath12.0% aged 65+ · 48.8% owned14,086EEastbrook & Rush Green13.9% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned8,649EEastbury8.4% aged 65+ · 41.9% owned15,600GGascoigne4.9% aged 65+ · 23.5% owned10,831GGoresbrook10.3% aged 65+ · 39.2% owned13,070HHeath9.4% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned8,994LLongbridge10.4% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned13,306MMayesbrook7.8% aged 65+ · 36.2% owned15,922NNorthbury5.6% aged 65+ · 27.5% owned13,080

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.