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Electoral wardE05011226
Falconwood & Welling ward, London Borough of Bexley
Falconwood & Welling is one of 17 electoral wards of Bexley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 16,573 residents in 6,191 households — 5,083 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.
Residents, 202116,573council ward average 14,498
Households6,1912.68 residents per household
Density5,083/ km²about 3.26 km² · London Borough of Bexley 4,069
Aged 65+16.2%London Borough of Bexley: 16.6% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 945
5–96.9% · 1,144
10–157.8% · 1,287
16–194.2% · 690
20–244.9% · 820
25–3413.0% · 2,160
35–4922.2% · 3,680
50–6419.1% · 3,168
65–749.0% · 1,484
75–845.0% · 826
85+2.2% · 369
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.9% · 1,172
1 car or van46.3% · 2,866
2 cars or vans25.8% · 1,598
3 or more9.0% · 556
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Bexley overall: 68.6% owned, 14.7% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright37.4% · 2,315
With mortgage41.9% · 2,593
Shared ownership1.0% · 61
Social rented4.8% · 298
Private rented14.9% · 925
Type of home
Detached house4.0% · 246
Semi-detached house55.7% · 3,447
Terraced house26.2% · 1,622
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 605
Converted house1.3% · 80
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office2.9% · 182
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011226- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 9 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.