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Electoral wardE05013823

Raynes Park ward, London Borough of Merton

Raynes Park is one of 20 electoral wards of Merton London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 12,301 residents in 5,123 households — 6,594 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wimbledon constituency.

Residents, 202112,301council ward average 10,759
Households5,1232.4 residents per household
Density6,594/ km²about 1.87 km² · London Borough of Merton 5,717
Aged 65+12.8%London Borough of Merton: 12.6% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.0% · 867
5–96.3% · 781
10–156.9% · 849
16–193.0% · 363
20–243.7% · 452
25–3417.4% · 2,140
35–4927.4% · 3,366
50–6415.5% · 1,909
65–747.1% · 873
75–844.1% · 500
85+1.6% · 202

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van32.8% · 1,681
1 car or van51.7% · 2,649
2 cars or vans13.0% · 668
3 or more2.5% · 128
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright26.4% · 1,355
With mortgage32.3% · 1,657
Shared ownership0.4% · 22
Social rented7.6% · 391
Private rented33.1% · 1,696
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house5.5% · 282
Semi-detached house19.4% · 994
Terraced house31.0% · 1,587
Purpose-built flat29.7% · 1,519
Converted house11.5% · 591
Other conversion0.7% · 35
Above shop / office2.2% · 114
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013823
Constituency
Wimbledon
Region
London
Density rank in council
11 of 20

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbey8.1% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned10,534HHillside15.9% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned8,242MMerton Park18.7% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned8,294VVillage21.9% 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.