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Electoral wardE05013751
West Kensington ward, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
West Kensington is one of 21 electoral wards of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 9,308 residents in 4,501 households — 16,774 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chelsea and Fulham constituency.
Residents, 20219,308council ward average 8,722
Households4,5012.07 residents per household
Density16,774/ km²about 0.55 km² · London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 11,168
Aged 65+9.0%London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham: 10.4% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 371
5–93.7% · 344
10–154.5% · 422
16–193.7% · 349
20–2411.9% · 1,112
25–3427.8% · 2,590
35–4920.4% · 1,896
50–6415.0% · 1,392
65–745.3% · 491
75–842.8% · 262
85+0.9% · 81
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van68.8% · 3,095
1 car or van26.8% · 1,208
2 cars or vans3.8% · 171
3 or more0.6% · 27
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham overall: 32.1% owned, 29.8% social rented, 36.4% private rented.
Owned outright10.0% · 451
With mortgage12.8% · 574
Shared ownership1.0% · 44
Social rented32.5% · 1,461
Private rented43.5% · 1,960
Lives rent free0.2% · 11
Type of home
Detached house0.7% · 33
Semi-detached house1.9% · 85
Terraced house7.0% · 313
Purpose-built flat53.4% · 2,404
Converted house34.9% · 1,572
Other conversion0.8% · 35
Above shop / office1.3% · 57
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013751- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 21
Other wards in the same constituency
FFulham Reach11.7% aged 65+ · 32.9% owned12,167FFulham Town8.3% aged 65+ · 38.6% owned7,391LLillie11.4% aged 65+ · 23.7% owned6,709MMunster9.6% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned12,136PPalace & Hurlingham14.2% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned11,173PParsons Green & Sandford10.7% aged 65+ · 49.3% owned7,727SSands End8.9% aged 65+ · 31.1% owned11,129WWalham Green9.6% aged 65+ · 26.2% owned7,952
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.