Electoral wardE05013810
Abbey ward, London Borough of Merton
Abbey is one of 20 electoral wards of Merton London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 10,534 residents in 4,460 households — 7,756 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wimbledon constituency.
Residents, 202110,534council ward average 10,759
Households4,4602.36 residents per household
Density7,756/ km²about 1.36 km² · London Borough of Merton 5,717
Aged 65+8.1%London Borough of Merton: 12.6% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 746
5–95.6% · 589
10–155.4% · 569
16–192.5% · 259
20–245.2% · 545
25–3424.9% · 2,619
35–4927.3% · 2,872
50–6414.0% · 1,478
65–744.9% · 512
75–842.3% · 239
85+1.0% · 106
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van44.5% · 1,983
1 car or van46.9% · 2,091
2 cars or vans7.4% · 329
3 or more1.3% · 57
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Merton overall: 55.6% owned, 14.2% social rented, 29.1% private rented.
Owned outright18.3% · 817
With mortgage29.2% · 1,301
Shared ownership0.7% · 30
Social rented13.4% · 599
Private rented38.4% · 1,714
Type of home
Detached house1.7% · 76
Semi-detached house8.2% · 366
Terraced house33.5% · 1,493
Purpose-built flat36.1% · 1,611
Converted house15.0% · 669
Other conversion2.3% · 101
Above shop / office3.2% · 142
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013810- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
HHillside15.9% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned8,242MMerton Park18.7% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned8,294RRaynes Park12.8% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned12,301VVillage21.9% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned11,804WWandle9.3% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned5,603WWest Barnes14.6% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,610WWimbledon Park9.9% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned11,071WWimbledon Town & Dundonald10.3% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned12,966
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.