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Electoral wardE05013927

West Ham ward, London Borough of Newham

West Ham is one of 24 electoral wards of Newham London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,700 residents in 5,333 households — 11,743 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Ham and Beckton constituency.

Residents, 202115,700council ward average 14,627
Households5,3332.94 residents per household
Density11,743/ km²about 1.34 km² · London Borough of Newham 9,700
Aged 65+8.4%London Borough of Newham: 7.2% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 929
5–95.3% · 833
10–156.9% · 1,077
16–194.7% · 742
20–248.1% · 1,279
25–3421.4% · 3,356
35–4922.8% · 3,574
50–6416.5% · 2,587
65–745.2% · 824
75–842.5% · 386
85+0.7% · 113

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van52.0% · 2,772
1 car or van38.5% · 2,052
2 cars or vans7.7% · 409
3 or more1.9% · 99
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright13.1% · 698
With mortgage15.9% · 847
Shared ownership1.6% · 84
Social rented37.1% · 1,981
Private rented31.9% · 1,701
Lives rent free0.4% · 22

Type of home

Detached house4.9% · 262
Semi-detached house9.6% · 513
Terraced house34.2% · 1,826
Purpose-built flat42.8% · 2,282
Converted house6.4% · 342
Other conversion1.2% · 62
Above shop / office0.8% · 41
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013927
Region
London
Density rank in council
12 of 24

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 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% owned14,538

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.