Electoral wardE05012579
Long Melford ward, Babergh
Long Melford is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,032 residents in 2,727 households — 157 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Melford and Sudbury East and Waldingfield divisions.
Residents, 20216,032council ward average 3,847
Households2,7272.21 residents per household
Density157/ km²about 38.52 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+31.6%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 228
5–94.7% · 281
10–155.7% · 343
16–193.4% · 207
20–244.1% · 248
25–349.3% · 564
35–4916.3% · 987
50–6421.1% · 1,274
65–7416.9% · 1,019
75–8411.0% · 665
85+3.7% · 221
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.8% · 322
1 car or van38.7% · 1,057
2 cars or vans35.0% · 956
3 or more14.4% · 394
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright46.8% · 1,278
With mortgage25.1% · 685
Shared ownership0.4% · 11
Social rented12.7% · 346
Private rented14.6% · 398
Lives rent free0.4% · 10
Type of home
Detached house35.3% · 964
Semi-detached house32.6% · 889
Terraced house24.5% · 668
Purpose-built flat4.6% · 126
Converted house0.8% · 21
Other conversion1.6% · 45
Above shop / office0.5% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012579- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Melford, Sudbury East and Waldingfield
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 24
Parishes in the ward
ActonAlphetonLong Melford
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% owned2,724GGanges25.0% 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% owned5,254
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.