Electoral wardE05014001
Orpington ward, London Borough of Bromley
Orpington is one of 22 electoral wards of Bromley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,960 residents in 4,730 households — 3,621 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Orpington constituency.
Residents, 202111,960council ward average 14,999
Households4,7302.53 residents per household
Density3,621/ km²about 3.30 km² · London Borough of Bromley 2,198
Aged 65+20.2%London Borough of Bromley: 17.7% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 698
5–96.0% · 712
10–157.8% · 933
16–194.5% · 544
20–244.7% · 557
25–3411.5% · 1,381
35–4919.7% · 2,352
50–6419.8% · 2,372
65–749.7% · 1,155
75–847.2% · 866
85+3.3% · 389
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.7% · 978
1 car or van44.2% · 2,092
2 cars or vans26.2% · 1,240
3 or more8.9% · 420
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Bromley overall: 68.5% owned, 13.2% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright39.5% · 1,870
With mortgage31.9% · 1,509
Shared ownership0.8% · 38
Social rented15.9% · 750
Private rented11.8% · 557
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house21.4% · 1,010
Semi-detached house47.8% · 2,260
Terraced house10.9% · 514
Purpose-built flat16.3% · 771
Converted house0.7% · 34
Other conversion0.5% · 26
Above shop / office2.4% · 113
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014001- Constituency
- Orpington
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 22
Other wards in the same constituency
BBromley Common & Holwood15.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned18,780CChelsfield20.7% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned11,234CChislehurst21.3% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned15,570DDarwin25.4% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned5,772FFarnborough & Crofton22.3% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned17,703PPetts Wood & Knoll21.7% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned17,260SSt Mary Cray16.8% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned18,436SSt Paul's Cray13.5% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned17,313
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.