Electoral wardE05013782
Kew ward, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Kew is one of 18 electoral wards of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,839 residents in 5,001 households — 3,597 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Richmond Park constituency.
Residents, 202111,839council ward average 10,849
Households5,0012.37 residents per household
Density3,597/ km²about 3.29 km² · London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 3,402
Aged 65+16.3%London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: 16.1% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 667
5–96.1% · 725
10–157.0% · 829
16–193.5% · 420
20–243.8% · 455
25–3412.9% · 1,522
35–4924.5% · 2,904
50–6420.2% · 2,391
65–748.3% · 987
75–845.7% · 672
85+2.3% · 267
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.5% · 1,273
1 car or van54.9% · 2,746
2 cars or vans15.9% · 797
3 or more3.7% · 185
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Richmond upon Thames overall: 62.4% owned, 12.1% social rented, 24.8% private rented.
Owned outright30.1% · 1,508
With mortgage30.8% · 1,541
Shared ownership1.0% · 50
Social rented10.0% · 500
Private rented28.0% · 1,403
Type of home
Detached house8.4% · 421
Semi-detached house20.9% · 1,044
Terraced house23.6% · 1,178
Purpose-built flat34.1% · 1,704
Converted house10.9% · 547
Other conversion0.8% · 40
Above shop / office1.2% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013782- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnes18.7% aged 65+ · 57.7% owned10,424EEast Sheen16.4% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,671HHam, Petersham & Richmond Riverside16.8% aged 65+ · 58.5% owned10,829MMortlake & Barnes Common14.0% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned12,033NNorth Richmond14.3% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned10,629SSouth Richmond16.9% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned11,081
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.