Bungay & Wainford ward, East Suffolk

Bungay & Wainford is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,655 residents in 3,930 households — 66 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Bungay division.

Residents, 20218,655council ward average 8,513

Households3,9302.2 residents per household

Density66/ km²about 130.15 km² · East Suffolk 196

Aged 65+29.3%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 15.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 372

5–94.8% · 416

10–156.0% · 522

16–193.4% · 291

20–244.3% · 369

25–348.6% · 741

35–4916.5% · 1,426

50–6422.9% · 1,986

65–7415.7% · 1,356

75–849.2% · 792

85+4.4% · 384

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.5% · 453

1 car or van40.6% · 1,595

2 cars or vans32.8% · 1,287

3 or more15.1% · 593

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; East Suffolk overall: 68.9% owned, 13.1% social rented, 17.6% private rented.

Owned outright44.7% · 1,756

With mortgage23.4% · 921

Shared ownership0.5% · 18

Social rented12.8% · 502

Private rented18.6% · 730

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house46.2% · 1,815

Semi-detached house30.7% · 1,205

Terraced house16.1% · 634

Purpose-built flat3.5% · 138

Converted house0.8% · 32

Other conversion1.2% · 49

Above shop / office1.0% · 38

Caravan, mobile0.5% · 20

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012736
Council: East Suffolk Council
County council: Suffolk County Council
County division: Bungay
Constituency: Waveney Valley
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 25 of 29

Parishes in the ward

All Saints and St. Nicholas, South ElmhamBarshamBungayElloughFlixton (Bungay & Wainford Ward)MettinghamRedishamRingsfieldRumburghShadingfieldShipmeadowSotterleySt. Andrew, IlketshallSt. Cross, South ElmhamSt. James, South ElmhamSt. John, IlketshallSt. Lawrence, IlketshallSt. Margaret, IlketshallSt. Margaret, South ElmhamSt. Mary, South Elmham otherwise HomersfieldSt. Michael, South ElmhamSt. Peter, South ElmhamWestonWillingham St. Mary

Other wards in the same constituency

HHalesworth & Blything34.9% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned8,076

All 29 wards of East Suffolk

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.