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Electoral wardE05014091

West Thamesmead ward, Royal Borough of Greenwich

West Thamesmead is one of 23 electoral wards of Greenwich London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,815 residents in 3,958 households — 5,786 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Erith and Thamesmead constituency.

Residents, 202111,815council ward average 12,568
Households3,9582.99 residents per household
Density5,786/ km²about 2.04 km² · Royal Borough of Greenwich 6,113
Aged 65+4.7%Royal Borough of Greenwich: 10.4% · under 16: 22.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 809
5–97.1% · 843
10–158.3% · 984
16–194.3% · 511
20–249.1% · 1,078
25–3417.4% · 2,059
35–4926.1% · 3,081
50–6416.0% · 1,888
65–743.1% · 364
75–841.3% · 149
85+0.4% · 47

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van41.8% · 1,656
1 car or van44.5% · 1,760
2 cars or vans11.5% · 456
3 or more2.1% · 85
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Royal Borough of Greenwich overall: 41.1% owned, 31.0% social rented, 25.5% private rented.

Owned outright7.2% · 284
With mortgage22.4% · 887
Shared ownership4.3% · 171
Social rented25.4% · 1,006
Private rented40.4% · 1,600
Lives rent free0.3% · 10

Type of home

Detached house4.9% · 193
Semi-detached house14.4% · 572
Terraced house26.8% · 1,063
Purpose-built flat52.3% · 2,070
Converted house0.9% · 34
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014091
Region
London
Density rank in council
11 of 23

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbey Wood9.8% aged 65+ · 40.4% owned17,687EEltham Park & Progress16.9% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned10,766PPlumstead & Glyndon9.6% aged 65+ · 33.2% owned21,972PPlumstead Common13.6% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned15,171SShooters Hill11.1% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned11,891TThamesmead Moorings7.2% aged 65+ · 28.1% owned12,452WWoolwich Arsenal5.3% aged 65+ · 22.7% owned12,100WWoolwich Common7.6% aged 65+ · 25.4% owned12,688

All 23 wards of Royal Borough of Greenwich

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.