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Electoral wardE05014003

Petts Wood & Knoll ward, London Borough of Bromley

Petts Wood & Knoll is one of 22 electoral wards of Bromley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 17,260 residents in 6,910 households — 3,594 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bromley and Biggin Hill and Orpington constituencies.

Residents, 202117,260council ward average 14,999
Households6,9102.5 residents per household
Density3,594/ km²about 4.80 km² · London Borough of Bromley 2,198
Aged 65+21.7%London Borough of Bromley: 17.7% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 1,040
5–96.7% · 1,157
10–157.1% · 1,226
16–193.5% · 607
20–243.9% · 668
25–349.7% · 1,671
35–4921.7% · 3,747
50–6419.7% · 3,403
65–7410.8% · 1,869
75–847.8% · 1,347
85+3.0% · 523

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.0% · 1,037
1 car or van47.6% · 3,289
2 cars or vans28.5% · 1,968
3 or more8.9% · 616
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright44.5% · 3,078
With mortgage39.2% · 2,711
Shared ownership0.4% · 25
Social rented3.8% · 260
Private rented12.1% · 835
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house28.5% · 1,972
Semi-detached house45.6% · 3,155
Terraced house12.1% · 838
Purpose-built flat10.1% · 696
Converted house1.2% · 86
Other conversion0.3% · 24
Above shop / office2.0% · 137
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014003
Region
London
Density rank in council
10 of 22

Other wards in the same constituency

BBickley & Sundridge20.1% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned17,764BBiggin Hill23.2% aged 65+ · 86.5% owned10,817BBromley Common & Holwood15.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned18,780BBromley Town14.2% aged 65+ · 56.2% owned15,400CChelsfield20.7% 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% owned17,703HHayes & Coney Hall20.7% aged 65+ · 87.3% owned15,908OOrpington20.2% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned11,960PPlaistow15.6% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned13,478SShortlands & Park Langley18.1% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned16,210SSt Mary Cray16.8% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned18,436SSt Paul's Cray13.5% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned17,313

All 22 wards of London Borough of Bromley

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.