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Electoral wardE05013896

Leyton ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Leyton is one of 22 electoral wards of Waltham Forest London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,114 residents in 4,832 households — 6,683 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Leyton and Wanstead and Walthamstow constituencies.

Residents, 202113,114council ward average 12,656
Households4,8322.71 residents per household
Density6,683/ km²about 1.96 km² · London Borough of Waltham Forest 7,174
Aged 65+8.3%London Borough of Waltham Forest: 10.2% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 898
5–95.6% · 735
10–157.2% · 942
16–194.6% · 601
20–246.4% · 845
25–3421.0% · 2,749
35–4925.0% · 3,278
50–6415.1% · 1,978
65–744.8% · 635
75–842.5% · 325
85+1.0% · 128

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van51.7% · 2,500
1 car or van38.1% · 1,843
2 cars or vans8.3% · 400
3 or more1.8% · 89
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 outright14.5% · 703
With mortgage21.1% · 1,021
Shared ownership2.5% · 122
Social rented29.7% · 1,435
Private rented31.9% · 1,542
Lives rent free0.2% · 9

Type of home

Detached house3.9% · 189
Semi-detached house10.5% · 507
Terraced house30.6% · 1,477
Purpose-built flat38.6% · 1,864
Converted house13.6% · 657
Other conversion1.4% · 70
Above shop / office1.3% · 64
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013896
Region
London
Density rank in council
12 of 22

Other wards in the same constituency

CCann Hall8.1% aged 65+ · 38.0% owned16,319CCathall8.7% aged 65+ · 32.9% owned10,482CChapel End7.4% aged 65+ · 55.5% owned13,614FForest9.5% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned17,256GGrove Green7.7% aged 65+ · 46.7% owned14,746HHale 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% owned13,536LLea Bridge8.5% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned15,523LLeytonstone10.6% aged 65+ · 46.6% owned12,238MMarkhouse9.3% aged 65+ · 43.9% owned9,274SSt James6.5% aged 65+ · 44.1% owned11,747

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.