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Waltham Forest London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Waltham Forest

London Borough of Waltham Forest is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 38.8 km² and had 275,887 residents in 2022 — about 7,109 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Walthamstow.

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Council headquartersWaltham Forest Town Hall
Waltham Forest Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Waltham Forest, 1981–2022.

Residents, 2022275,887+28.6% since 1981
Land area38.8km²15.0 sq mi
Density7,109/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#89of 382 UK councils · #82 in England
Population estimates8 data points
214.6K217.6K218.3K258.2K262.6K271.2K276.7K275.9K
19811991200120112012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    London Borough of Waltham Forest became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Mirpur
Borders

Neighbouring councils

LLondon Borough of EnfieldLondon borough327,224
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London
London Borough of Croydon392,224London Borough of Barnet389,101London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911
Elections

22 electoral wards

Census 2021: 278,426 residents in 102,902 households across the wards; 10.2% aged 65+, 48.9% of homes owned, 42.1% of households without a car.

1Forest5,831 households · 9.5% aged 65+17,2562Cann Hall5,652 households · 8.1% aged 65+16,3193Lea Bridge5,557 households · 8.5% aged 65+15,5234William Morris5,650 households · 7.7% aged 65+15,0595Grove Green5,487 households · 7.7% aged 65+14,7466Higham Hill4,983 households · 7.5% aged 65+14,312

All wards of London Borough of Waltham Forest

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CWaltham Forest CouncilCouncil office · London E17 4JF · hours listedCWaltham Forest DirectCouncil office · London E17 4JF
Westminster

Constituencies

Walthamstow · 13 wardsLeyton and Wanstead · 7 wardsChingford and Woodford Green · 7 wards
Source: Wikidata Q40608 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.