Electoral wardE05012568
Brett Vale ward, Babergh
Brett Vale is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,156 residents in 1,343 households — 64 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Samford division.
Residents, 20213,156council ward average 3,847
Households1,3432.35 residents per household
Density64/ km²about 49.70 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+26.9%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 116
5–94.8% · 150
10–156.4% · 202
16–193.9% · 123
20–243.8% · 121
25–346.8% · 216
35–4916.9% · 534
50–6426.8% · 844
65–7414.6% · 462
75–849.6% · 304
85+2.6% · 83
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 73
1 car or van30.3% · 407
2 cars or vans39.6% · 532
3 or more24.6% · 330
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright50.6% · 680
With mortgage29.8% · 400
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented7.1% · 95
Private rented12.0% · 161
Lives rent free0.3% · 4
Type of home
Detached house65.0% · 874
Semi-detached house19.9% · 268
Terraced house11.7% · 157
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 8
Converted house1.0% · 13
Other conversion1.2% · 16
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012568- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Samford
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 24
Parishes in the ward
HighamHolton St. MaryLayhamPolsteadRaydonShelleyStratford St. Mary
Other wards in the same constituency
AAssington31.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned2,654BBox Vale29.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned2,869BBrantham24.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,609BBures 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.