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Electoral wardE05011095

Borough & Bankside ward, London Borough of Southwark

Borough & Bankside is one of 23 electoral wards of Southwark London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 9,013 residents in 4,107 households — 8,885 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency.

Residents, 20219,013council ward average 13,376
Households4,1072.19 residents per household
Density8,885/ km²about 1.01 km² · London Borough of Southwark 10,652
Aged 65+8.1%London Borough of Southwark: 8.4% · under 16: 9.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.1% · 278
5–92.7% · 242
10–153.3% · 296
16–1910.0% · 900
20–2413.8% · 1,247
25–3425.3% · 2,277
35–4918.5% · 1,671
50–6415.2% · 1,368
65–744.8% · 431
75–842.3% · 210
85+1.0% · 90

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van73.9% · 3,034
1 car or van22.7% · 931
2 cars or vans2.9% · 118
3 or more0.6% · 24
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Southwark overall: 28.9% owned, 39.7% social rented, 28.7% private rented.

Owned outright9.8% · 403
With mortgage12.2% · 500
Shared ownership2.3% · 94
Social rented34.5% · 1,416
Private rented41.0% · 1,685
Lives rent free0.2% · 8

Type of home

Detached house0.4% · 18
Semi-detached house1.6% · 64
Terraced house4.4% · 179
Purpose-built flat82.1% · 3,371
Converted house2.7% · 112
Other conversion6.1% · 249
Above shop / office2.6% · 107
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 7
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.