Electoral wardE05013719
Deptford ward, London Borough of Lewisham
Deptford is one of 19 electoral wards of Lewisham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 17,002 residents in 7,098 households — 13,254 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewisham North constituency.
Residents, 202117,002council ward average 15,819
Households7,0982.4 residents per household
Density13,254/ km²about 1.28 km² · London Borough of Lewisham 8,556
Aged 65+7.2%London Borough of Lewisham: 9.5% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 848
5–95.4% · 923
10–156.4% · 1,094
16–194.5% · 762
20–249.5% · 1,618
25–3425.0% · 4,256
35–4921.2% · 3,598
50–6415.8% · 2,684
65–744.2% · 718
75–842.4% · 408
85+0.6% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van63.2% · 4,484
1 car or van30.5% · 2,166
2 cars or vans5.4% · 380
3 or more1.0% · 68
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Lewisham overall: 41.8% owned, 29.2% social rented, 27.2% private rented.
Owned outright6.6% · 469
With mortgage17.2% · 1,223
Shared ownership1.5% · 107
Social rented43.8% · 3,105
Private rented30.6% · 2,169
Lives rent free0.3% · 24
Type of home
Detached house1.5% · 108
Semi-detached house5.3% · 374
Terraced house12.8% · 910
Purpose-built flat70.7% · 5,019
Converted house4.5% · 317
Other conversion2.1% · 151
Above shop / office3.1% · 217
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013719- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 19
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackheath11.0% aged 65+ · 39.0% owned16,429BBrockley6.6% aged 65+ · 36.7% owned17,498EEvelyn5.4% aged 65+ · 23.2% owned14,435LLadywell9.9% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned15,576LLewisham Central4.5% aged 65+ · 25.2% owned8,199NNew Cross Gate5.8% aged 65+ · 22.9% owned11,077TTelegraph Hill7.9% aged 65+ · 35.5% owned16,915
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.