Electoral wardE05013895
Lea Bridge ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Lea Bridge is one of 22 electoral wards of Waltham Forest London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 15,523 residents in 5,557 households — 6,238 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Walthamstow constituency.
Residents, 202115,523council ward average 12,656
Households5,5572.79 residents per household
Density6,238/ km²about 2.49 km² · London Borough of Waltham Forest 7,174
Aged 65+8.5%London Borough of Waltham Forest: 10.2% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.8% · 1,061
5–96.0% · 937
10–156.7% · 1,038
16–193.9% · 605
20–245.6% · 875
25–3420.5% · 3,183
35–4926.1% · 4,045
50–6415.9% · 2,462
65–744.7% · 731
75–842.7% · 418
85+1.1% · 168
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van51.1% · 2,842
1 car or van37.9% · 2,104
2 cars or vans8.5% · 473
3 or more2.5% · 138
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 outright17.1% · 949
With mortgage28.8% · 1,603
Shared ownership2.2% · 123
Social rented15.5% · 862
Private rented36.0% · 2,003
Lives rent free0.3% · 17
Type of home
Detached house4.1% · 227
Semi-detached house8.2% · 455
Terraced house29.1% · 1,615
Purpose-built flat39.0% · 2,165
Converted house16.9% · 941
Other conversion0.9% · 48
Above shop / office1.8% · 102
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013895- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 22
Other wards in the same constituency
CChapel End7.4% aged 65+ · 55.5% owned13,614HHale End & Highams Park South10.7% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned9,818HHigh Street6.8% aged 65+ · 39.1% owned11,564HHigham Hill7.5% aged 65+ · 39.6% owned14,312HHoe Street9.6% aged 65+ · 40.2% owned14,276LLarkswood14.6% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned13,536LLeyton8.3% 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% owned8,195WWilliam Morris7.7% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned15,059WWood Street7.5% aged 65+ · 44.1% owned9,594
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.