Electoral wardE05012580
North West Cosford ward, Babergh
North West Cosford is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,686 residents in 1,170 households — 50 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Cosford division.
Residents, 20212,686council ward average 3,847
Households1,1702.3 residents per household
Density50/ km²about 54.26 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+26.5%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 107
5–94.5% · 121
10–157.1% · 190
16–193.3% · 88
20–243.9% · 106
25–349.2% · 247
35–4914.4% · 387
50–6427.1% · 727
65–7415.3% · 412
75–848.3% · 224
85+2.9% · 77
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 80
1 car or van36.5% · 427
2 cars or vans36.6% · 428
3 or more20.1% · 235
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright44.3% · 518
With mortgage26.4% · 309
Shared ownership0.9% · 10
Social rented14.2% · 166
Private rented14.1% · 165
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house45.0% · 527
Semi-detached house36.8% · 430
Terraced house11.6% · 136
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 38
Converted house0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile2.6% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012580- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Cosford
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BildestonBrettenhamHitchamKettlebastonPreston St. MaryThorpe MorieuxWattisham
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.