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Electoral wardE05013945

Tolworth ward, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Tolworth is one of 19 electoral wards of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,188 residents in 4,187 households — 7,842 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency.

Residents, 202111,188council ward average 8,845
Households4,1872.67 residents per household
Density7,842/ km²about 1.43 km² · Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 4,509
Aged 65+12.4%Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: 14.5% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 759
5–97.2% · 809
10–158.0% · 894
16–194.3% · 480
20–244.9% · 545
25–3413.5% · 1,513
35–4925.4% · 2,842
50–6417.6% · 1,964
65–747.0% · 778
75–843.9% · 436
85+1.5% · 168

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.5% · 858
1 car or van50.6% · 2,118
2 cars or vans22.6% · 944
3 or more6.4% · 266
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames overall: 60.9% owned, 11.0% social rented, 27.3% private rented.

Owned outright24.4% · 1,023
With mortgage41.1% · 1,721
Shared ownership0.7% · 31
Social rented11.2% · 470
Private rented22.4% · 937
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house7.0% · 294
Semi-detached house41.8% · 1,750
Terraced house22.8% · 953
Purpose-built flat19.8% · 828
Converted house5.7% · 240
Other conversion0.5% · 20
Above shop / office2.5% · 103
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.