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Erith and Thamesmead

Constituency

East London. About 139,599 people in 26 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Erith and Thamesmead had 134,983 usual residents at the census.

Population
134,983
6th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
67.9%
102nd highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
10.2%
33rd lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
21.9%
23rd highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Erith and Thamesmead compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Erith and ThamesmeadMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Erith and Thamesmead is 134,983.
134,9836th highest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Erith and Thamesmead is 67.9%.
67.9%joint 102nd highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Erith and Thamesmead is 10.2%.
10.2%joint 33rd lowest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Erith and Thamesmead is 21.9%.
21.9%23rd highest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Greenwich

Most of Erith and Thamesmead lies in Greenwich. These figures are published for the whole of Greenwich, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Erith and Thamesmead itself. See Greenwich

Average house price
£462,589
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,274
46th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Erith and Thamesmead in brief

Erith and Thamesmead had 134,983 usual residents at the census.

67.9% of residents in Erith and Thamesmead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

10.2% of residents in Erith and Thamesmead were aged 65 or over at the census.

21.9% of residents in Erith and Thamesmead were aged under 15 at the census.