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Electoral wardE05011220

Blackfen & Lamorbey ward, London Borough of Bexley

Blackfen & Lamorbey is one of 17 electoral wards of Bexley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 16,726 residents in 6,476 households — 5,756 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.

Residents, 202116,726council ward average 14,498
Households6,4762.58 residents per household
Density5,756/ km²about 2.91 km² · London Borough of Bexley 4,069
Aged 65+18.9%London Borough of Bexley: 16.6% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 907
5–96.0% · 1,003
10–157.4% · 1,239
16–194.4% · 729
20–245.9% · 981
25–3412.0% · 2,005
35–4919.4% · 3,239
50–6420.7% · 3,459
65–7410.0% · 1,674
75–846.2% · 1,034
85+2.7% · 456

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.8% · 1,022
1 car or van45.2% · 2,925
2 cars or vans28.2% · 1,829
3 or more10.8% · 700
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Bexley overall: 68.6% owned, 14.7% social rented, 15.3% private rented.

Owned outright39.9% · 2,582
With mortgage41.8% · 2,705
Shared ownership0.6% · 42
Social rented4.6% · 296
Private rented13.1% · 851

Type of home

Detached house8.6% · 560
Semi-detached house46.7% · 3,024
Terraced house32.4% · 2,100
Purpose-built flat8.9% · 579
Converted house0.9% · 59
Other conversion0.6% · 38
Above shop / office1.8% · 115
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011220
Region
London
Density rank in council
3 of 17

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlendon & Penhill18.9% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned15,633EEast Wickham17.4% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned15,913FFalconwood & Welling16.2% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned16,573LLonglands21.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned10,078SSidcup20.0% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned15,421SSt Mary's & St James21.1% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned10,747

All 17 wards of London Borough of Bexley

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.