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Electoral wardE05012738

Carlton & Whitton ward, East Suffolk

Carlton & Whitton is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,696 residents in 4,752 households — 3,298 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lowestoft constituency; for county elections it is in the Lowestoft South and Pakefield divisions.

Residents, 202110,696council ward average 8,513
Households4,7522.25 residents per household
Density3,298/ km²about 3.24 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+28.7%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 460
5–95.3% · 571
10–156.5% · 700
16–194.0% · 429
20–244.7% · 500
25–3410.5% · 1,118
35–4915.5% · 1,656
50–6420.5% · 2,193
65–7414.8% · 1,583
75–849.9% · 1,063
85+3.9% · 422

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.1% · 813
1 car or van45.4% · 2,157
2 cars or vans27.0% · 1,284
3 or more10.5% · 498
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.7% · 2,171
With mortgage24.7% · 1,176
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented16.5% · 784
Private rented12.8% · 608
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house42.2% · 2,004
Semi-detached house33.2% · 1,577
Terraced house19.3% · 915
Purpose-built flat4.5% · 215
Converted house0.4% · 19
Other conversion0.0% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012738
County division
Lowestoft South, Pakefield
Constituency
Lowestoft
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
2 of 29

Parishes in the ward

LowestoftOulton Broad

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeccles & Worlingham29.1% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned14,591CCarlton Colville21.1% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned9,677GGunton & St Margarets27.8% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned9,715HHarbour & Normanston16.7% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned15,902KKessingland34.2% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned4,241KKirkley & Pakefield27.4% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned13,312LLothingland31.0% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned3,523OOulton Broad29.7% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned12,890

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.