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Electoral wardE05013894

Larkswood ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Larkswood is one of 22 electoral wards of Waltham Forest London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,536 residents in 5,096 households — 6,235 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chingford and Woodford Green and Walthamstow constituencies.

Residents, 202113,536council ward average 12,656
Households5,0962.66 residents per household
Density6,235/ km²about 2.17 km² · London Borough of Waltham Forest 7,174
Aged 65+14.6%London Borough of Waltham Forest: 10.2% · under 16: 20.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 917
5–96.5% · 879
10–157.3% · 986
16–194.3% · 578
20–244.6% · 625
25–3414.7% · 1,994
35–4922.3% · 3,014
50–6419.0% · 2,571
65–747.3% · 993
75–845.2% · 701
85+2.1% · 278

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.2% · 1,435
1 car or van46.2% · 2,356
2 cars or vans19.1% · 975
3 or more6.5% · 329
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Waltham Forest overall: 48.9% owned, 21.5% social rented, 27.8% private rented.

Owned outright26.9% · 1,373
With mortgage31.8% · 1,621
Shared ownership3.1% · 157
Social rented19.4% · 991
Private rented18.6% · 949
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house3.6% · 184
Semi-detached house25.5% · 1,300
Terraced house39.8% · 2,027
Purpose-built flat26.4% · 1,345
Converted house3.4% · 173
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office1.2% · 60
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013894
Region
London
Density rank in council
15 of 22

Other wards in the same constituency

CChapel End7.4% aged 65+ · 55.5% owned13,614CChingford Green21.5% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned11,402EEndlebury17.5% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned9,322HHale End & Highams Park South10.7% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned9,818HHatch Lane & Highams Park North15.7% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned12,951HHigh Street6.8% aged 65+ · 39.1% owned11,564HHigham Hill7.5% aged 65+ · 39.6% owned14,312HHoe Street9.6% aged 65+ · 40.2% owned14,276LLea Bridge8.5% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned15,523LLeyton8.3% aged 65+ · 35.7% owned13,114MMarkhouse9.3% aged 65+ · 43.9% owned9,274SSt James6.5% aged 65+ · 44.1% owned11,747UUpper Walthamstow10.2% aged 65+ · 55.5% owned8,195VValley14.0% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned14,084

All 22 wards of London Borough of Waltham Forest

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.