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Electoral wardE05011224

East Wickham ward, London Borough of Bexley

East Wickham is one of 17 electoral wards of Bexley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,913 residents in 5,930 households — 5,648 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.

Residents, 202115,913council ward average 14,498
Households5,9302.68 residents per household
Density5,648/ km²about 2.82 km² · London Borough of Bexley 4,069
Aged 65+17.4%London Borough of Bexley: 16.6% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 901
5–95.7% · 901
10–157.6% · 1,202
16–194.6% · 729
20–245.1% · 807
25–3412.1% · 1,931
35–4921.2% · 3,369
50–6420.8% · 3,305
65–748.9% · 1,419
75–846.0% · 948
85+2.5% · 401

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.6% · 1,222
1 car or van46.4% · 2,748
2 cars or vans23.6% · 1,399
3 or more9.4% · 559
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright36.1% · 2,139
With mortgage38.7% · 2,294
Shared ownership0.8% · 48
Social rented12.0% · 711
Private rented12.4% · 738
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house3.0% · 179
Semi-detached house63.1% · 3,741
Terraced house19.3% · 1,142
Purpose-built flat12.5% · 741
Converted house1.1% · 63
Other conversion0.3% · 17
Above shop / office0.8% · 47
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011224
Region
London
Density rank in council
5 of 17

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlackfen & Lamorbey18.9% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned16,726BBlendon & Penhill18.9% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned15,633FFalconwood & 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.