Electoral wardE05013897
Leytonstone ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Leytonstone is one of 22 electoral wards of Waltham Forest London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 12,238 residents in 4,817 households — 9,334 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Leyton and Wanstead constituency.
Residents, 202112,238council ward average 12,656
Households4,8172.54 residents per household
Density9,334/ km²about 1.31 km² · London Borough of Waltham Forest 7,174
Aged 65+10.6%London Borough of Waltham Forest: 10.2% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 744
5–95.2% · 641
10–155.5% · 671
16–193.1% · 379
20–245.5% · 670
25–3421.9% · 2,677
35–4925.8% · 3,154
50–6416.4% · 2,004
65–746.9% · 843
75–842.8% · 339
85+1.0% · 117
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van47.1% · 2,267
1 car or van42.6% · 2,050
2 cars or vans8.1% · 389
3 or more2.3% · 110
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 outright21.1% · 1,014
With mortgage25.6% · 1,233
Shared ownership0.9% · 43
Social rented15.8% · 762
Private rented36.6% · 1,762
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house3.1% · 148
Semi-detached house11.4% · 551
Terraced house29.2% · 1,406
Purpose-built flat26.0% · 1,251
Converted house27.0% · 1,300
Other conversion1.0% · 46
Above shop / office2.3% · 109
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013897- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 22
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.