§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment(a) what is the current level of population density per acre in London boroughs for planning purposes and (b) when it was last reviewed.
§ Sir George YoungThe most recent estimates of population for each London borough are those prepared by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) for mid—1989. The population densities for each borough on that basis are given in column(A) of the table. The mid-year population estimates are revised annually by OPCS.
The calculation of population densities for the urban areas of each London borough, excluding the main areas of open land and green belt, are available from the 1981 census. Figures on that basis are given in column (B).
Borough Population density (persons/acre) (A) (B) Barking and Dagenham 106 114 Barnet 86 104 Bexley 89 111 Brent 143 141 Bromley 49 84 Camden 210 183 Croydon 91 101 Ealing 131 124 Enfield 79 119 Greenwich 111 121 Hackney 242 227 Hammersmith and Fulham 227 220 Haringey 156 165 Harrow 94 116 Havering 49 111 Hillingdon 52 69 Hounslow 82 84 Islington 282 262 Kensington and Chelsea 269 259 Kingston 89 99 Lambeth 215 222 Lewisham 161 163 Merton 106 106 Newham 141 146 Redbridge 101 124 Richmond 74 69 Southwark 188 180 Sutton 96 106 Tower Hamlets 205 175 Waltham Forest 131 146 Wandsworth 180 178 Westminster 198 188 City of London 40 42 Sources:
(A) is 1989 mid-year estimate of borough population by OPCS divided by the total area of the borough.
(B) is the 1981 population density of the urban area, ie the "usually resident population" in 1981 divided by the area defined as urban by OPCS in the 1981 census.