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Electoral wardE05013820

Merton Park ward, London Borough of Merton

Merton Park is one of 20 electoral wards of Merton London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 8,294 residents in 3,058 households — 4,866 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wimbledon constituency.

Residents, 20218,294council ward average 10,759
Households3,0582.71 residents per household
Density4,866/ km²about 1.70 km² · London Borough of Merton 5,717
Aged 65+18.7%London Borough of Merton: 12.6% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 430
5–96.5% · 537
10–157.9% · 657
16–193.8% · 312
20–244.8% · 402
25–3411.6% · 960
35–4923.1% · 1,919
50–6418.4% · 1,528
65–749.8% · 813
75–846.3% · 519
85+2.6% · 216

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.0% · 795
1 car or van50.6% · 1,547
2 cars or vans19.7% · 601
3 or more3.8% · 115
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.5% · 1,207
With mortgage31.9% · 974
Shared ownership0.5% · 16
Social rented4.0% · 121
Private rented24.1% · 737
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house6.9% · 211
Semi-detached house37.0% · 1,131
Terraced house30.3% · 927
Purpose-built flat20.0% · 611
Converted house3.6% · 111
Other conversion0.7% · 21
Above shop / office1.4% · 44
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013820
Constituency
Wimbledon
Region
London
Density rank in council
16 of 20

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbey8.1% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned10,534HHillside15.9% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned8,242RRaynes 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

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.