Electoral wardE05012582
South East Cosford ward, Babergh
South East Cosford is one of 24 electoral wards of Babergh District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,656 residents in 1,156 households — 51 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Cosford and Stour Valley divisions.
Residents, 20212,656council ward average 3,847
Households1,1562.3 residents per household
Density51/ km²about 51.88 km² · Babergh 156
Aged 65+30.9%Babergh: 26.6% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.8% · 75
5–94.3% · 113
10–157.5% · 200
16–194.1% · 108
20–242.8% · 75
25–346.8% · 180
35–4915.9% · 423
50–6424.8% · 660
65–7417.8% · 472
75–849.9% · 264
85+3.2% · 86
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.5% · 75
1 car or van30.4% · 352
2 cars or vans39.3% · 454
3 or more23.8% · 275
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Babergh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.
Owned outright51.2% · 592
With mortgage27.8% · 321
Shared ownership1.1% · 13
Social rented8.5% · 98
Private rented11.3% · 131
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house63.8% · 739
Semi-detached house26.1% · 302
Terraced house6.6% · 77
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 19
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012582- Council
- Babergh District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Cosford, Stour Valley
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 24
Parishes in the ward
AldhamChelsworthElmsettKerseyLindseyNedging-with-NaughtonSemerWhatfield
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.