Electoral wardE05012572
Copdock & Washbrook ward, Babergh
Copdock & Washbrook is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,227 residents in 1,361 households — 70 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Belstead Brook and Samford divisions.
Residents, 20213,227council ward average 3,847
Households1,3612.37 residents per household
Density70/ km²about 46.03 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+28.7%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 111
5–95.0% · 162
10–156.2% · 201
16–194.4% · 141
20–244.2% · 136
25–346.9% · 221
35–4916.3% · 527
50–6424.8% · 800
65–7415.4% · 498
75–8410.3% · 333
85+3.0% · 96
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 79
1 car or van32.1% · 437
2 cars or vans38.4% · 522
3 or more23.7% · 323
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright47.6% · 648
With mortgage31.2% · 425
Shared ownership0.7% · 10
Social rented10.4% · 141
Private rented10.0% · 136
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house59.4% · 810
Semi-detached house28.3% · 386
Terraced house10.6% · 144
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 9
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.4% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012572- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Belstead Brook, Samford
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BentleyBurstallChattishamCopdock and WashbrookHintleshamWenham MagnaWenham Parva
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% owned2,609BBrett 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% owned6,159EEast 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.