Electoral wardE05013898
Markhouse ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Markhouse is one of 22 electoral wards of Waltham Forest London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 9,274 residents in 3,198 households — 12,339 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Walthamstow constituency.
Residents, 20219,274council ward average 12,656
Households3,1982.9 residents per household
Density12,339/ km²about 0.75 km² · London Borough of Waltham Forest 7,174
Aged 65+9.3%London Borough of Waltham Forest: 10.2% · under 16: 19.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 655
5–95.9% · 549
10–156.7% · 625
16–194.4% · 406
20–246.2% · 575
25–3420.1% · 1,863
35–4924.9% · 2,305
50–6415.5% · 1,437
65–745.6% · 522
75–842.7% · 249
85+1.0% · 89
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van48.8% · 1,561
1 car or van40.9% · 1,308
2 cars or vans7.9% · 254
3 or more2.3% · 74
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 outright18.3% · 584
With mortgage25.6% · 818
Shared ownership1.4% · 46
Social rented21.8% · 698
Private rented32.7% · 1,044
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house6.5% · 208
Semi-detached house10.3% · 328
Terraced house45.7% · 1,461
Purpose-built flat26.5% · 848
Converted house9.0% · 288
Other conversion0.7% · 23
Above shop / office1.2% · 38
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013898- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 7 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% owned13,536LLea Bridge8.5% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned15,523LLeyton8.3% aged 65+ · 35.7% owned13,114SSt 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.