Electoral wardE05012574
Ganges ward, Babergh
Ganges is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,381 residents in 1,086 households — 178 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Peninsula division.
Residents, 20212,381council ward average 3,847
Households1,0862.19 residents per household
Density178/ km²about 13.38 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+25.0%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 104
5–94.6% · 110
10–155.9% · 141
16–193.9% · 92
20–243.6% · 85
25–3410.0% · 237
35–4915.3% · 365
50–6427.4% · 651
65–7412.7% · 302
75–848.8% · 209
85+3.5% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.1% · 110
1 car or van36.4% · 396
2 cars or vans37.5% · 408
3 or more16.1% · 175
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright46.0% · 500
With mortgage32.3% · 351
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented8.0% · 87
Private rented13.1% · 142
Lives rent free0.3% · 3
Type of home
Detached house32.6% · 354
Semi-detached house41.6% · 452
Terraced house15.5% · 169
Purpose-built flat4.6% · 50
Converted house0.4% · 4
Other conversion3.8% · 41
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012574- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Peninsula
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 24
Parishes in the ward
ArwartonShotley
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% owned6,159CCopdock & Washbrook28.7% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned3,227EEast Bergholt30.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,724GGreat 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.