Electoral wardE05012565
Assington ward, Babergh
Assington is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,654 residents in 1,175 households — 77 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Stour Valley division.
Residents, 20212,654council ward average 3,847
Households1,1752.26 residents per household
Density77/ km²about 34.29 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+31.6%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 12.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 84
5–93.7% · 97
10–155.8% · 155
16–193.8% · 102
20–244.1% · 109
25–346.6% · 175
35–4916.9% · 448
50–6424.3% · 644
65–7417.3% · 458
75–8411.1% · 295
85+3.2% · 86
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.0% · 94
1 car or van29.4% · 346
2 cars or vans39.9% · 469
3 or more22.7% · 267
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright52.5% · 615
With mortgage32.0% · 375
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented5.4% · 63
Private rented10.0% · 117
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house66.6% · 783
Semi-detached house20.6% · 242
Terraced house11.3% · 133
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 2
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012565- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Stour Valley
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 24
Parishes in the ward
AssingtonLeavenheathLittle CornardNewton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBox Vale29.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned2,869BBrantham24.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,609BBrett Vale26.9% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,156BBures St Mary & Nayland30.2% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned2,873CCapel St Mary31.0% aged 65+ · 86.1% owned3,107CChadacre25.6% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,159CCopdock & Washbrook28.7% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned3,227EEast Bergholt30.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,724GGanges25.0% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,381GGreat Cornard19.4% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned9,950HHadleigh North22.4% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned2,822HHadleigh South28.6% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned5,933LLavenham33.3% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned5,254LLong Melford31.6% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned6,032
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.