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Electoral wardE05013996

Darwin ward, London Borough of Bromley

Darwin is one of 22 electoral wards of Bromley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 5,772 residents in 2,287 households — 172 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bromley and Biggin Hill and Orpington constituencies.

Residents, 20215,772council ward average 14,999
Households2,2872.52 residents per household
Density172/ km²about 33.66 km² · London Borough of Bromley 2,198
Aged 65+25.4%London Borough of Bromley: 17.7% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 232
5–95.2% · 303
10–157.3% · 421
16–194.3% · 251
20–244.5% · 260
25–348.8% · 511
35–4916.8% · 973
50–6423.5% · 1,358
65–7413.0% · 750
75–848.8% · 508
85+3.6% · 208

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.1% · 207
1 car or van32.9% · 752
2 cars or vans37.1% · 849
3 or more20.9% · 479
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Bromley overall: 68.5% owned, 13.2% social rented, 17.4% private rented.

Owned outright48.1% · 1,099
With mortgage35.6% · 815
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented4.9% · 113
Private rented10.8% · 248

Type of home

Detached house54.2% · 1,239
Semi-detached house20.8% · 475
Terraced house12.2% · 278
Purpose-built flat4.5% · 102
Converted house1.0% · 24
Other conversion1.0% · 24
Above shop / office0.8% · 19
Caravan, mobile5.5% · 126
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.