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Electoral wardE05013900

Upper Walthamstow ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Upper Walthamstow is one of 22 electoral wards of Waltham Forest London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 8,195 residents in 2,901 households — 4,898 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chingford and Woodford Green and Walthamstow constituencies.

Residents, 20218,195council ward average 12,656
Households2,9012.82 residents per household
Density4,898/ km²about 1.67 km² · London Borough of Waltham Forest 7,174
Aged 65+10.2%London Borough of Waltham Forest: 10.2% · under 16: 22.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.1% · 581
5–97.3% · 599
10–158.0% · 657
16–195.1% · 418
20–245.2% · 426
25–3414.4% · 1,184
35–4924.7% · 2,024
50–6418.0% · 1,474
65–746.0% · 489
75–843.1% · 255
85+1.1% · 89

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van34.6% · 1,003
1 car or van47.8% · 1,386
2 cars or vans13.5% · 393
3 or more4.1% · 120
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 outright23.5% · 681
With mortgage32.0% · 928
Shared ownership0.5% · 15
Social rented23.7% · 686
Private rented20.2% · 587
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house4.2% · 123
Semi-detached house25.2% · 731
Terraced house29.4% · 852
Purpose-built flat33.5% · 972
Converted house7.1% · 207
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013900
Region
London
Density rank in council
18 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% owned14,276LLarkswood14.6% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned13,536LLea 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% owned11,747VValley14.0% 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.