§ 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 Young[pursuant to his answer, 2 May 1991, c. 269]: The 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 17 19 Barnet 14 17 Bcxley 15 18 Brent 23 23 Bromley 8 14 Camden 34 30 Croydon 15 17 Ealing 21 20 Enfield 13 19 Greenwich 18 20 Hackney 40 37 Hammersmith and Fulham 37 36 Haringey 26 27 Harrow 15 19 Havering 8 18 Hillingdon 9 11 Hounslow 13 14 Islington 46 43 Kensington and Chelsea 44 43 Kingston 15 16 Lambeth 35 36 Lewisham 26 27 Merton 17 17 Newham 23 24 Redbridge 17 20 Richmond 12 11 Southwark 31 30 Sutton 16 17 Tower Hamlets 34 29 Waltham Forest 21 24 Wandsworth 30 29 Westminster 32 31 City of London 6 7 Source:
(A) is 1989 mid-year estimate of borough population by OPCS 552W 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.