Electoral wardE05013826
Wandle ward, London Borough of Merton
Wandle is one of 20 electoral wards of Merton London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 5,603 residents in 2,452 households — 6,905 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wimbledon constituency.
Residents, 20215,603council ward average 10,759
Households2,4522.29 residents per household
Density6,905/ km²about 0.81 km² · London Borough of Merton 5,717
Aged 65+9.3%London Borough of Merton: 12.6% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.2% · 402
5–95.2% · 294
10–155.6% · 312
16–192.4% · 136
20–245.2% · 291
25–3423.8% · 1,334
35–4926.5% · 1,484
50–6414.8% · 828
65–745.7% · 321
75–842.4% · 135
85+1.1% · 64
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van40.2% · 985
1 car or van50.0% · 1,227
2 cars or vans8.4% · 205
3 or more1.4% · 35
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Merton overall: 55.6% owned, 14.2% social rented, 29.1% private rented.
Owned outright16.3% · 399
With mortgage30.7% · 753
Shared ownership0.4% · 11
Social rented20.4% · 501
Private rented32.0% · 784
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house2.8% · 69
Semi-detached house8.1% · 199
Terraced house40.7% · 999
Purpose-built flat36.7% · 899
Converted house10.4% · 254
Other conversion0.6% · 14
Above shop / office0.7% · 18
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013826- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned8,294RRaynes Park12.8% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned12,301VVillage21.9% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned11,804WWest 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.