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Electoral wardE05011230

Sidcup ward, London Borough of Bexley

Sidcup is one of 17 electoral wards of Bexley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,421 residents in 6,535 households — 3,864 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency.

Residents, 202115,421council ward average 14,498
Households6,5352.36 residents per household
Density3,864/ km²about 3.99 km² · London Borough of Bexley 4,069
Aged 65+20.0%London Borough of Bexley: 16.6% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 823
5–95.6% · 865
10–156.7% · 1,029
16–195.2% · 795
20–246.9% · 1,070
25–3412.7% · 1,965
35–4919.3% · 2,981
50–6418.2% · 2,811
65–749.2% · 1,420
75–846.8% · 1,044
85+4.0% · 618

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.4% · 1,724
1 car or van45.6% · 2,977
2 cars or vans21.0% · 1,375
3 or more7.0% · 459
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.2% · 2,170
With mortgage29.9% · 1,953
Shared ownership2.2% · 147
Social rented15.8% · 1,030
Private rented18.9% · 1,238

Type of home

Detached house8.9% · 580
Semi-detached house33.5% · 2,190
Terraced house14.8% · 966
Purpose-built flat36.4% · 2,376
Converted house4.0% · 261
Other conversion0.5% · 35
Above shop / office1.9% · 121
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 7
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.