Electoral wardE05012581
Orwell ward, Babergh
Orwell is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,515 residents in 1,126 households — 76 people per km², the 22nd 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 Peninsula divisions.
Residents, 20212,515council ward average 3,847
Households1,1262.23 residents per household
Density76/ km²about 33.01 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+31.6%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 68
5–94.7% · 118
10–156.3% · 158
16–194.1% · 104
20–243.3% · 83
25–347.0% · 175
35–4915.7% · 395
50–6424.6% · 619
65–7416.1% · 404
75–8411.8% · 298
85+3.7% · 93
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.1% · 80
1 car or van37.1% · 417
2 cars or vans37.6% · 423
3 or more18.2% · 205
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright49.5% · 558
With mortgage26.3% · 297
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented8.2% · 92
Private rented15.3% · 173
Lives rent free0.3% · 3
Type of home
Detached house44.5% · 501
Semi-detached house38.8% · 437
Terraced house13.1% · 147
Purpose-built flat1.2% · 13
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 17
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012581- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Belstead Brook, Peninsula
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BelsteadChelmondistonFrestonTattingstoneWhersteadWoolverstone
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.