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Electoral wardE05014071

Whalebone ward, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Whalebone is one of 19 electoral wards of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,706 residents in 4,449 households — 8,098 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dagenham and Rainham constituency.

Residents, 202113,706council ward average 11,520
Households4,4493.08 residents per household
Density8,098/ km²about 1.69 km² · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 6,065
Aged 65+7.5%London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: 8.7% · under 16: 27.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–49.0% · 1,239
5–98.8% · 1,202
10–159.3% · 1,268
16–195.2% · 716
20–245.7% · 785
25–3415.9% · 2,176
35–4924.0% · 3,290
50–6414.6% · 2,002
65–744.0% · 548
75–842.5% · 338
85+1.0% · 143

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.5% · 1,178
1 car or van49.5% · 2,203
2 cars or vans19.4% · 863
3 or more4.6% · 205
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 outright18.3% · 816
With mortgage35.5% · 1,580
Shared ownership2.2% · 99
Social rented16.9% · 752
Private rented27.0% · 1,200
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house4.9% · 219
Semi-detached house21.7% · 965
Terraced house49.7% · 2,209
Purpose-built flat18.7% · 834
Converted house3.1% · 139
Other conversion0.3% · 13
Above shop / office1.5% · 67
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014071
Region
London
Density rank in council
9 of 19

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlibon9.3% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned10,031BBeam9.7% aged 65+ · 48.0% owned8,610CChadwell 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% owned12,540

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.