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Electoral wardE05013904

Beckton ward, London Borough of Newham

Beckton is one of 24 electoral wards of Newham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 16,152 residents in 5,480 households — 3,034 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Ham and Beckton constituency.

Residents, 202116,152council ward average 14,627
Households5,4802.95 residents per household
Density3,034/ km²about 5.32 km² · London Borough of Newham 9,700
Aged 65+8.1%London Borough of Newham: 7.2% · under 16: 20.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 971
5–96.3% · 1,012
10–157.8% · 1,263
16–195.4% · 872
20–248.4% · 1,354
25–3418.4% · 2,975
35–4924.1% · 3,887
50–6415.5% · 2,507
65–745.4% · 871
75–842.0% · 316
85+0.7% · 121

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van41.0% · 2,247
1 car or van44.0% · 2,413
2 cars or vans12.5% · 687
3 or more2.4% · 133
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Newham overall: 30.8% owned, 28.0% social rented, 38.5% private rented.

Owned outright9.1% · 500
With mortgage19.7% · 1,077
Shared ownership1.7% · 92
Social rented37.3% · 2,046
Private rented32.1% · 1,758
Lives rent free0.1% · 7

Type of home

Detached house8.7% · 478
Semi-detached house23.0% · 1,260
Terraced house30.8% · 1,686
Purpose-built flat35.6% · 1,950
Converted house1.5% · 80
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013904
Region
London
Density rank in council
24 of 24

Other wards in the same constituency

CCanning Town North7.2% aged 65+ · 21.4% owned10,573CCanning Town South5.9% aged 65+ · 19.9% owned7,121CCustom House7.4% aged 65+ · 26.8% owned17,658GGreen Street West8.8% aged 65+ · 41.3% owned15,790PPlaistow North8.7% aged 65+ · 29.1% owned18,290PPlaistow South7.6% aged 65+ · 40.4% owned13,173PPlaistow West & Canning Town East7.8% aged 65+ · 25.0% owned16,696RRoyal Albert4.8% aged 65+ · 22.1% owned9,306RRoyal Victoria1.9% aged 65+ · 23.1% owned14,538WWest Ham8.4% aged 65+ · 29.0% owned15,700

All 24 wards of London Borough of Newham

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.