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West Twickenham ward, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

West Twickenham is one of 18 electoral wards of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,308 residents in 4,324 households — 7,311 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Twickenham constituency.

Residents, 202111,308council ward average 10,849
Households4,3242.62 residents per household
Density7,311/ km²about 1.55 km² · London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 3,402
Aged 65+13.0%London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: 16.1% · under 16: 23.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 676
5–97.2% · 817
10–159.9% · 1,119
16–194.7% · 526
20–244.2% · 472
25–349.7% · 1,095
35–4925.3% · 2,862
50–6420.0% · 2,267
65–747.5% · 847
75–843.8% · 428
85+1.8% · 198

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.4% · 881
1 car or van54.3% · 2,348
2 cars or vans20.0% · 865
3 or more5.3% · 230
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 outright29.1% · 1,260
With mortgage40.3% · 1,743
Shared ownership0.5% · 23
Social rented11.3% · 490
Private rented18.6% · 804
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house3.8% · 163
Semi-detached house30.8% · 1,332
Terraced house39.5% · 1,709
Purpose-built flat19.3% · 836
Converted house5.7% · 245
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 33
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
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.