Electoral wardE05013650
Whetstone ward, London Borough of Barnet
Whetstone is one of 24 electoral wards of Barnet London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 10,772 residents in 4,284 households — 4,513 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chipping Barnet constituency.
Residents, 202110,772council ward average 16,223
Households4,2842.51 residents per household
Density4,513/ km²about 2.39 km² · London Borough of Barnet 4,488
Aged 65+17.8%London Borough of Barnet: 14.4% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 614
5–95.9% · 633
10–157.0% · 755
16–193.6% · 386
20–244.6% · 492
25–3414.0% · 1,503
35–4923.3% · 2,513
50–6418.2% · 1,958
65–748.8% · 946
75–845.7% · 619
85+3.3% · 352
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.2% · 950
1 car or van48.1% · 2,060
2 cars or vans22.8% · 975
3 or more7.0% · 299
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Barnet overall: 52.7% owned, 13.4% social rented, 32.7% private rented.
Owned outright30.5% · 1,307
With mortgage34.0% · 1,456
Shared ownership2.4% · 101
Social rented8.9% · 381
Private rented24.2% · 1,037
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house16.4% · 704
Semi-detached house28.7% · 1,229
Terraced house14.2% · 610
Purpose-built flat33.9% · 1,454
Converted house4.3% · 183
Other conversion0.8% · 36
Above shop / office1.5% · 66
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013650- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 24
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnet Vale17.2% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned16,869BBrunswick Park16.8% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned16,209EEast Barnet14.8% aged 65+ · 62.5% owned18,144EEdgwarebury15.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned12,109HHigh Barnet20.4% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned11,930TTotteridge & Woodside17.9% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned14,493UUnderhill17.0% aged 65+ · 56.2% owned12,371
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.