Electoral wardE05013714
Bellingham ward, London Borough of Lewisham
Bellingham is one of 19 electoral wards of Lewisham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,661 residents in 4,642 households — 4,770 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewisham East constituency.
Residents, 202111,661council ward average 15,819
Households4,6422.51 residents per household
Density4,770/ km²about 2.44 km² · London Borough of Lewisham 8,556
Aged 65+9.0%London Borough of Lewisham: 9.5% · under 16: 23.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 733
5–97.2% · 845
10–159.6% · 1,122
16–195.0% · 581
20–245.7% · 670
25–3414.1% · 1,645
35–4921.8% · 2,546
50–6421.2% · 2,467
65–745.5% · 640
75–842.7% · 312
85+0.9% · 100
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van45.8% · 2,126
1 car or van40.8% · 1,895
2 cars or vans10.7% · 495
3 or more2.7% · 126
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Lewisham overall: 41.8% owned, 29.2% social rented, 27.2% private rented.
Owned outright10.7% · 495
With mortgage18.9% · 879
Shared ownership1.6% · 74
Social rented47.5% · 2,205
Private rented21.1% · 980
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house2.7% · 124
Semi-detached house21.0% · 976
Terraced house24.0% · 1,116
Purpose-built flat42.9% · 1,993
Converted house8.0% · 370
Other conversion0.5% · 21
Above shop / office0.8% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013714- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 19
Other wards in the same constituency
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.