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Electoral wardE05013911
Forest Gate North ward, London Borough of Newham
Forest Gate North is one of 24 electoral wards of Newham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 10,987 residents in 3,810 households — 13,578 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stratford and Bow constituency.
Residents, 202110,987council ward average 14,627
Households3,8102.88 residents per household
Density13,578/ km²about 0.81 km² · London Borough of Newham 9,700
Aged 65+8.3%London Borough of Newham: 7.2% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 771
5–96.2% · 676
10–157.4% · 810
16–194.6% · 500
20–246.6% · 728
25–3417.9% · 1,967
35–4925.0% · 2,751
50–6417.0% · 1,871
65–745.3% · 579
75–842.2% · 239
85+0.9% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van45.7% · 1,741
1 car or van42.9% · 1,636
2 cars or vans9.2% · 352
3 or more2.1% · 81
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Newham overall: 30.8% owned, 28.0% social rented, 38.5% private rented.
Owned outright16.4% · 626
With mortgage21.8% · 829
Shared ownership2.3% · 87
Social rented28.5% · 1,084
Private rented30.9% · 1,178
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house4.9% · 185
Semi-detached house11.9% · 453
Terraced house40.0% · 1,524
Purpose-built flat26.9% · 1,024
Converted house13.8% · 525
Other conversion1.3% · 51
Above shop / office1.2% · 44
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013911- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 24
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.