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Electoral wardE05014008

West Wickham ward, London Borough of Bromley

West Wickham is one of 22 electoral wards of Bromley London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 14,768 residents in 5,705 households — 3,958 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Residents, 202114,768council ward average 14,999
Households5,7052.59 residents per household
Density3,958/ km²about 3.73 km² · London Borough of Bromley 2,198
Aged 65+22.4%London Borough of Bromley: 17.7% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 698
5–95.8% · 862
10–158.0% · 1,186
16–194.5% · 670
20–244.7% · 688
25–348.5% · 1,256
35–4918.7% · 2,764
50–6422.6% · 3,333
65–7410.9% · 1,612
75–847.5% · 1,101
85+4.1% · 602

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.5% · 830
1 car or van43.6% · 2,489
2 cars or vans30.4% · 1,732
3 or more11.5% · 654
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright44.9% · 2,561
With mortgage39.4% · 2,250
Shared ownership0.4% · 23
Social rented4.7% · 269
Private rented10.6% · 605
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house17.2% · 980
Semi-detached house47.3% · 2,697
Terraced house18.4% · 1,049
Purpose-built flat12.6% · 719
Converted house1.6% · 89
Other conversion0.3% · 18
Above shop / office2.2% · 123
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 29
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014008
Region
London
Density rank in council
7 of 22

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeckenham Town & Copers Cope17.5% aged 65+ · 56.7% owned16,363CClock House12.7% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned17,359CCrystal Palace & Anerley8.9% aged 65+ · 36.3% owned12,029KKelsey & Eden Park19.3% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned15,465PPenge & Cator11.2% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned18,908SShortlands & 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.