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Electoral wardE05013727

Lewisham Central ward, London Borough of Lewisham

Lewisham Central is one of 19 electoral wards of Lewisham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 8,199 residents in 3,804 households — 12,395 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lewisham North constituency.

Residents, 20218,199council ward average 15,819
Households3,8042.16 residents per household
Density12,395/ km²about 0.66 km² · London Borough of Lewisham 8,556
Aged 65+4.5%London Borough of Lewisham: 9.5% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 488
5–94.1% · 335
10–154.2% · 343
16–194.2% · 348
20–248.0% · 655
25–3433.1% · 2,712
35–4924.7% · 2,025
50–6411.3% · 929
65–742.8% · 231
75–841.2% · 98
85+0.5% · 37

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van70.7% · 2,689
1 car or van25.4% · 964
2 cars or vans3.4% · 128
3 or more0.6% · 21
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Lewisham overall: 41.8% owned, 29.2% social rented, 27.2% private rented.

Owned outright6.8% · 258
With mortgage18.4% · 701
Shared ownership4.2% · 161
Social rented22.4% · 851
Private rented48.1% · 1,831
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house1.2% · 45
Semi-detached house3.0% · 116
Terraced house9.9% · 376
Purpose-built flat73.3% · 2,790
Converted house9.0% · 341
Other conversion1.8% · 68
Above shop / office1.7% · 65
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013727
Constituency
Lewisham North
Region
London
Density rank in council
3 of 19

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlackheath11.0% aged 65+ · 39.0% owned16,429BBrockley6.6% aged 65+ · 36.7% owned17,498DDeptford7.2% aged 65+ · 23.8% owned17,002EEvelyn5.4% aged 65+ · 23.2% owned14,435LLadywell9.9% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned15,576NNew Cross Gate5.8% aged 65+ · 22.9% owned11,077TTelegraph Hill7.9% aged 65+ · 35.5% owned16,915

All 19 wards of London Borough of Lewisham

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.