Electoral wardE05013818

Longthornton ward, London Borough of Merton

Longthornton is one of 20 electoral wards of Merton London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,903 residents in 4,106 households — 7,857 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mitcham and Morden constituency.

Residents, 202111,903council ward average 10,759

Households4,1062.9 residents per household

Density7,857/ km²about 1.51 km² · London Borough of Merton 5,717

Aged 65+12.1%London Borough of Merton: 12.6% · under 16: 20.5%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.3% · 747

5–96.4% · 756

10–157.9% · 942

16–194.6% · 552

20–245.5% · 659

25–3415.5% · 1,840

35–4924.3% · 2,895

50–6417.4% · 2,070

65–746.8% · 807

75–843.9% · 462

85+1.5% · 174

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.8% · 1,184

1 car or van47.5% · 1,950

2 cars or vans18.9% · 777

3 or more4.7% · 195

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Merton overall: 55.6% owned, 14.2% social rented, 29.1% private rented.

Owned outright25.5% · 1,045

With mortgage36.7% · 1,508

Shared ownership1.1% · 45

Social rented10.9% · 447

Private rented25.8% · 1,060

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house4.5% · 185

Semi-detached house20.8% · 854

Terraced house50.8% · 2,085

Purpose-built flat17.8% · 729

Converted house4.9% · 201

Other conversion0.4% · 18

Above shop / office0.8% · 31

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05013818
Council: Merton London Borough Council
Constituency: Mitcham and Morden
Region: London
Density rank in council: 7 of 20

Other wards in the same constituency

CCannon Hill16.5% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned9,791 CColliers Wood9.3% aged 65+ · 42.4% owned11,561 CCricket Green11.1% aged 65+ · 37.7% owned11,716 FFigge's Marsh10.8% aged 65+ · 42.9% owned11,809 GGraveney11.6% aged 65+ · 55.8% owned11,835 LLavender Fields8.6% aged 65+ · 43.9% owned11,369 LLower Morden17.1% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned11,341 PPollards Hill10.9% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned11,646 RRavensbury13.4% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned9,480 SSt Helier10.3% aged 65+ · 43.6% owned11,311

All 20 wards of London Borough of Merton

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.