Electoral wardE05011225
Erith ward, London Borough of Bexley
Erith is one of 17 electoral wards of Bexley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,102 residents in 5,108 households — 5,437 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Erith and Thamesmead constituency.
Residents, 202113,102council ward average 14,498
Households5,1082.56 residents per household
Density5,437/ km²about 2.41 km² · London Borough of Bexley 4,069
Aged 65+10.5%London Borough of Bexley: 16.6% · under 16: 26.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.7% · 1,143
5–98.7% · 1,145
10–158.8% · 1,155
16–194.3% · 569
20–245.2% · 680
25–3416.5% · 2,166
35–4922.0% · 2,885
50–6415.1% · 1,981
65–745.6% · 729
75–843.4% · 449
85+1.5% · 200
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.1% · 1,637
1 car or van45.8% · 2,340
2 cars or vans17.3% · 882
3 or more4.9% · 248
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Bexley overall: 68.6% owned, 14.7% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright17.3% · 883
With mortgage28.5% · 1,457
Shared ownership6.3% · 322
Social rented28.1% · 1,437
Private rented19.6% · 1,003
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house5.6% · 284
Semi-detached house19.0% · 973
Terraced house24.1% · 1,233
Purpose-built flat46.7% · 2,388
Converted house3.0% · 151
Other conversion0.8% · 43
Above shop / office0.7% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011225- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
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.