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Electoral wardE05013786

South Richmond ward, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

South Richmond is one of 18 electoral wards of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,081 residents in 5,046 households — 4,384 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Richmond Park constituency.

Residents, 202111,081council ward average 10,849
Households5,0462.2 residents per household
Density4,384/ km²about 2.53 km² · London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 3,402
Aged 65+16.9%London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: 16.1% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 586
5–95.9% · 658
10–156.7% · 744
16–193.0% · 335
20–243.6% · 396
25–3414.4% · 1,600
35–4924.2% · 2,684
50–6419.9% · 2,205
65–748.8% · 970
75–845.7% · 635
85+2.4% · 271

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van37.6% · 1,898
1 car or van45.5% · 2,295
2 cars or vans13.5% · 683
3 or more3.4% · 171
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 outright28.4% · 1,434
With mortgage22.8% · 1,150
Shared ownership0.2% · 12
Social rented13.1% · 661
Private rented35.4% · 1,786
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house7.7% · 387
Semi-detached house14.0% · 706
Terraced house21.2% · 1,068
Purpose-built flat34.1% · 1,720
Converted house18.2% · 919
Other conversion2.4% · 122
Above shop / office2.4% · 123
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
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.