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Electoral wardE05011475

Park Hill & Whitgift ward, London Borough of Croydon

Park Hill & Whitgift is one of 28 electoral wards of Croydon London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 5,787 residents in 2,408 households — 2,912 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Croydon South constituency.

Residents, 20215,787council ward average 13,954
Households2,4082.4 residents per household
Density2,912/ km²about 1.99 km² · London Borough of Croydon 4,518
Aged 65+19.3%London Borough of Croydon: 13.6% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 361
5–96.1% · 352
10–156.5% · 375
16–193.1% · 181
20–243.9% · 227
25–3414.5% · 841
35–4924.9% · 1,438
50–6415.5% · 897
65–748.5% · 493
75–846.9% · 401
85+3.8% · 220

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van32.9% · 792
1 car or van49.1% · 1,182
2 cars or vans13.9% · 334
3 or more4.1% · 99
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Croydon overall: 54.7% owned, 17.9% social rented, 25.8% private rented.

Owned outright28.2% · 679
With mortgage24.4% · 586
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented10.6% · 254
Private rented36.6% · 881

Type of home

Detached house25.0% · 601
Semi-detached house6.3% · 152
Terraced house15.9% · 384
Purpose-built flat50.4% · 1,213
Converted house2.0% · 47
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011475
Constituency
Croydon South
Region
London
Density rank in council
22 of 28

Other wards in the same constituency

CCoulsdon Town15.7% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned15,419KKenley18.5% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned10,985OOld Coulsdon21.9% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned10,109PPurley & Woodcote18.6% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned15,184PPurley Oaks & Riddlesdown15.8% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned9,715SSanderstead22.8% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned15,773SSouth Croydon11.0% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned18,064

All 28 wards of London Borough of Croydon

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.