Electoral wardE05009388
Abingdon ward, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Abingdon is one of 18 electoral wards of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 7,894 residents in 3,834 households — 13,117 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Kensington and Bayswater constituency.
Residents, 20217,894council ward average 7,965
Households3,8342.06 residents per household
Density13,117/ km²about 0.60 km² · Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 11,829
Aged 65+14.9%Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: 14.4% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 358
5–94.3% · 338
10–154.9% · 386
16–193.0% · 238
20–248.5% · 674
25–3416.9% · 1,333
35–4923.4% · 1,847
50–6419.6% · 1,545
65–748.5% · 672
75–844.7% · 370
85+1.7% · 133
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van57.0% · 2,186
1 car or van33.5% · 1,286
2 cars or vans7.7% · 297
3 or more1.7% · 65
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea overall: 31.7% owned, 27.6% social rented, 39.6% private rented.
Owned outright25.6% · 982
With mortgage13.1% · 502
Shared ownership0.5% · 19
Social rented9.8% · 374
Private rented51.0% · 1,956
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house1.3% · 48
Semi-detached house3.5% · 135
Terraced house14.0% · 538
Purpose-built flat60.1% · 2,305
Converted house18.8% · 720
Other conversion1.1% · 41
Above shop / office1.2% · 46
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009388- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrompton & Hans Town14.5% aged 65+ · 33.3% owned7,788CCampden14.6% aged 65+ · 45.3% owned8,624CColville15.1% aged 65+ · 21.9% owned8,574CCourtfield11.7% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned8,332DDalgarno13.7% aged 65+ · 17.0% owned7,212EEarl's Court11.7% aged 65+ · 26.1% owned8,937GGolborne12.0% aged 65+ · 11.9% owned8,803HHolland12.2% aged 65+ · 37.7% owned9,102NNorland15.8% aged 65+ · 40.0% owned5,701NNotting Dale13.0% aged 65+ · 12.8% owned9,139PPembridge14.4% aged 65+ · 36.2% owned5,379QQueen's Gate11.7% aged 65+ · 40.1% owned7,903SSt. Helen's14.6% aged 65+ · 28.8% owned6,158
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.