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Electoral wardE05013919

Plaistow South ward, London Borough of Newham

Plaistow South is one of 24 electoral wards of Newham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,173 residents in 4,223 households — 11,273 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Ham and Beckton constituency.

Residents, 202113,173council ward average 14,627
Households4,2233.12 residents per household
Density11,273/ km²about 1.17 km² · London Borough of Newham 9,700
Aged 65+7.6%London Borough of Newham: 7.2% · under 16: 23.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 823
5–97.3% · 961
10–159.5% · 1,255
16–195.3% · 698
20–246.9% · 908
25–3416.5% · 2,177
35–4924.3% · 3,202
50–6416.3% · 2,144
65–745.0% · 655
75–842.1% · 281
85+0.5% · 69

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van46.7% · 1,973
1 car or van42.0% · 1,773
2 cars or vans9.0% · 379
3 or more2.3% · 98
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright16.3% · 689
With mortgage24.1% · 1,018
Shared ownership0.9% · 38
Social rented24.7% · 1,041
Private rented33.4% · 1,410
Lives rent free0.6% · 27

Type of home

Detached house8.5% · 359
Semi-detached house14.8% · 625
Terraced house52.4% · 2,213
Purpose-built flat16.7% · 707
Converted house5.0% · 213
Other conversion1.5% · 65
Above shop / office0.9% · 36
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013919
Region
London
Density rank in council
15 of 24

Council offices in this ward

CTunmarsh CentreCouncil office · E13 9NB

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeckton8.1% aged 65+ · 28.8% owned16,152CCanning 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 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.