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Electoral wardE05013671

West Hampstead ward, London Borough of Camden

West Hampstead is one of 20 electoral wards of Camden London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,162 residents in 5,343 households — 13,767 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hampstead and Highgate constituency.

Residents, 202111,162council ward average 10,507
Households5,3432.09 residents per household
Density13,767/ km²about 0.81 km² · London Borough of Camden 9,648
Aged 65+9.4%London Borough of Camden: 11.8% · under 16: 13.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 569
5–93.8% · 424
10–154.7% · 529
16–193.2% · 355
20–247.1% · 797
25–3428.4% · 3,171
35–4924.0% · 2,680
50–6414.3% · 1,591
65–745.6% · 626
75–842.9% · 322
85+0.9% · 98

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van62.3% · 3,327
1 car or van32.2% · 1,723
2 cars or vans4.8% · 254
3 or more0.7% · 39
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Camden overall: 29.7% owned, 33.7% social rented, 35.6% private rented.

Owned outright13.7% · 734
With mortgage15.9% · 851
Shared ownership0.7% · 35
Social rented22.9% · 1,224
Private rented46.5% · 2,487
Lives rent free0.2% · 12

Type of home

Detached house1.2% · 64
Semi-detached house2.0% · 109
Terraced house7.9% · 420
Purpose-built flat45.2% · 2,417
Converted house40.6% · 2,168
Other conversion0.8% · 41
Above shop / office2.3% · 123
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013671
Region
London
Density rank in council
7 of 20

Other wards in the same constituency

BBelsize12.9% aged 65+ · 40.9% owned12,299FFortune Green11.4% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned11,410FFrognal15.2% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned7,725GGospel Oak13.1% aged 65+ · 29.3% owned11,616HHampstead Town18.1% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned8,016HHighgate18.0% aged 65+ · 46.7% owned10,226KKilburn11.8% aged 65+ · 19.6% owned12,061PPrimrose Hill15.7% aged 65+ · 37.0% owned12,543SSouth Hampstead9.7% aged 65+ · 30.5% owned12,166

All 20 wards of London Borough of Camden

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.