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Electoral wardE05011221

Blendon & Penhill ward, London Borough of Bexley

Blendon & Penhill is one of 17 electoral wards of Bexley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,633 residents in 5,991 households — 4,633 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.

Residents, 202115,633council ward average 14,498
Households5,9912.61 residents per household
Density4,633/ km²about 3.37 km² · London Borough of Bexley 4,069
Aged 65+18.9%London Borough of Bexley: 16.6% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 926
5–96.1% · 948
10–157.4% · 1,154
16–194.3% · 679
20–245.7% · 888
25–3411.8% · 1,839
35–4920.0% · 3,119
50–6420.0% · 3,130
65–749.7% · 1,517
75–846.7% · 1,054
85+2.4% · 378

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.4% · 800
1 car or van44.6% · 2,671
2 cars or vans30.1% · 1,803
3 or more12.0% · 717
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.4% · 2,483
With mortgage45.0% · 2,693
Shared ownership0.6% · 33
Social rented3.4% · 203
Private rented9.6% · 578
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house7.5% · 447
Semi-detached house49.2% · 2,945
Terraced house35.5% · 2,124
Purpose-built flat5.8% · 347
Converted house0.8% · 46
Other conversion0.1% · 8
Above shop / office1.2% · 72
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011221
Region
London
Density rank in council
10 of 17

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlackfen & Lamorbey18.9% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned16,726EEast 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.