Electoral wardE05013971
Gooshays ward, London Borough of Havering
Gooshays is one of 20 electoral wards of Havering London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 17,780 residents in 6,581 households — 2,283 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hornchurch and Upminster constituency.
Residents, 202117,780council ward average 13,103
Households6,5812.7 residents per household
Density2,283/ km²about 7.79 km² · London Borough of Havering 2,333
Aged 65+12.4%London Borough of Havering: 17.6% · under 16: 23.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 1,245
5–98.0% · 1,422
10–158.9% · 1,589
16–194.9% · 868
20–246.0% · 1,061
25–3413.6% · 2,426
35–4921.7% · 3,857
50–6417.5% · 3,110
65–746.7% · 1,183
75–843.7% · 662
85+2.0% · 356
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.9% · 1,767
1 car or van42.4% · 2,791
2 cars or vans22.9% · 1,509
3 or more7.8% · 514
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Havering overall: 69.5% owned, 13.6% social rented, 15.8% private rented.
Owned outright20.7% · 1,360
With mortgage30.4% · 2,002
Shared ownership1.2% · 77
Social rented35.3% · 2,323
Private rented12.3% · 811
Lives rent free0.1% · 8
Type of home
Detached house5.0% · 332
Semi-detached house34.1% · 2,245
Terraced house35.6% · 2,341
Purpose-built flat22.2% · 1,460
Converted house0.9% · 56
Other conversion0.2% · 10
Above shop / office0.4% · 24
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 115
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013971- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 20
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
CCranham22.9% aged 65+ · 85.1% owned12,987EEmerson Park24.8% aged 65+ · 87.5% owned9,535HHacton22.3% aged 65+ · 83.0% owned8,489HHarold Wood17.3% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned13,807HHavering-atte-Bower16.9% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned16,375HHeaton12.5% aged 65+ · 48.3% owned17,211SSt Andrew's22.3% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned14,652UUpminster24.6% aged 65+ · 85.8% owned13,347
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.