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Electoral wardE05013827

West Barnes ward, London Borough of Merton

West Barnes is one of 20 electoral wards of Merton London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 10,610 residents in 3,889 households — 5,478 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wimbledon constituency.

Residents, 202110,610council ward average 10,759
Households3,8892.73 residents per household
Density5,478/ km²about 1.94 km² · London Borough of Merton 5,717
Aged 65+14.6%London Borough of Merton: 12.6% · under 16: 20.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.3% · 671
5–96.7% · 708
10–157.4% · 783
16–194.0% · 423
20–244.5% · 476
25–3413.0% · 1,380
35–4925.7% · 2,726
50–6417.8% · 1,890
65–748.1% · 861
75–844.5% · 474
85+2.1% · 218

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.6% · 803
1 car or van54.0% · 2,102
2 cars or vans21.0% · 818
3 or more4.3% · 166
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright31.7% · 1,231
With mortgage39.2% · 1,526
Shared ownership1.1% · 43
Social rented6.4% · 249
Private rented21.4% · 832
Lives rent free0.2% · 8

Type of home

Detached house3.6% · 140
Semi-detached house24.7% · 960
Terraced house47.8% · 1,860
Purpose-built flat15.7% · 612
Converted house6.0% · 233
Other conversion1.0% · 37
Above shop / office1.2% · 45
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013827
Constituency
Wimbledon
Region
London
Density rank in council
14 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% owned11,804WWandle9.3% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned5,603WWimbledon 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.