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Electoral wardE05013912

Forest Gate South ward, London Borough of Newham

Forest Gate South is one of 24 electoral wards of Newham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 17,774 residents in 5,860 households — 14,312 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the East Ham and Stratford and Bow constituencies.

Residents, 202117,774council ward average 14,627
Households5,8603.03 residents per household
Density14,312/ km²about 1.24 km² · London Borough of Newham 9,700
Aged 65+8.3%London Borough of Newham: 7.2% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.7% · 1,189
5–96.6% · 1,168
10–157.5% · 1,326
16–194.9% · 876
20–247.6% · 1,354
25–3419.2% · 3,405
35–4924.8% · 4,403
50–6414.5% · 2,577
65–745.0% · 895
75–842.3% · 412
85+1.0% · 170

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van53.7% · 3,146
1 car or van34.7% · 2,033
2 cars or vans8.9% · 521
3 or more2.7% · 160
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright14.9% · 871
With mortgage15.1% · 885
Shared ownership1.6% · 93
Social rented27.9% · 1,632
Private rented40.2% · 2,354
Lives rent free0.4% · 24

Type of home

Detached house5.1% · 297
Semi-detached house11.2% · 658
Terraced house24.2% · 1,416
Purpose-built flat38.4% · 2,253
Converted house17.3% · 1,013
Other conversion1.2% · 71
Above shop / office2.4% · 140
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013912
Region
London
Density rank in council
7 of 24

Other wards in the same constituency

BBoleyn6.6% aged 65+ · 36.3% owned15,107EEast Ham9.0% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned15,129EEast Ham South7.0% aged 65+ · 41.1% owned18,516FForest Gate North8.3% aged 65+ · 38.2% owned10,987GGreen Street East7.3% aged 65+ · 39.9% owned16,973GGreen Street West8.8% aged 65+ · 41.3% owned15,790LLittle Ilford7.4% aged 65+ · 33.2% owned17,547MManor Park8.1% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned15,832MMaryland8.4% aged 65+ · 28.3% owned12,455PPlaistow North8.7% aged 65+ · 29.1% owned18,290PPlashet9.4% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned11,617SStratford4.3% aged 65+ · 20.8% owned15,742SStratford Olympic Park1.2% aged 65+ · 16.8% owned11,862WWall End7.3% aged 65+ · 39.8% owned16,500

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.