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Electoral wardE05014004

Plaistow ward, London Borough of Bromley

Plaistow is one of 22 electoral wards of Bromley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,478 residents in 5,494 households — 5,973 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bromley and Biggin Hill constituency.

Residents, 202113,478council ward average 14,999
Households5,4942.45 residents per household
Density5,973/ km²about 2.26 km² · London Borough of Bromley 2,198
Aged 65+15.6%London Borough of Bromley: 17.7% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.3% · 851
5–96.5% · 882
10–157.7% · 1,033
16–193.8% · 518
20–244.6% · 621
25–3412.9% · 1,745
35–4922.9% · 3,083
50–6419.6% · 2,645
65–748.5% · 1,145
75–844.9% · 661
85+2.2% · 295

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.3% · 1,337
1 car or van49.7% · 2,729
2 cars or vans19.9% · 1,095
3 or more6.1% · 333
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.7% · 1,579
With mortgage36.2% · 1,990
Shared ownership0.7% · 37
Social rented16.1% · 883
Private rented18.3% · 1,003
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house10.7% · 590
Semi-detached house29.3% · 1,611
Terraced house29.6% · 1,624
Purpose-built flat20.8% · 1,145
Converted house8.2% · 449
Other conversion0.5% · 30
Above shop / office0.8% · 45
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014004
Region
London
Density rank in council
3 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% owned15,400DDarwin25.4% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned5,772HHayes & Coney Hall20.7% aged 65+ · 87.3% owned15,908PPetts Wood & Knoll21.7% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned17,260SShortlands & Park Langley18.1% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned16,210

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.