Electoral wardE05012740
Deben ward, East Suffolk
Deben is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,750 residents in 2,046 households — 53 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Wilford division.
Residents, 20215,750council ward average 8,513
Households2,0462.81 residents per household
Density53/ km²about 108.70 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+23.4%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 246
5–94.6% · 262
10–155.2% · 301
16–194.0% · 230
20–245.9% · 337
25–3412.5% · 717
35–4917.8% · 1,022
50–6422.4% · 1,289
65–7414.0% · 805
75–847.2% · 416
85+2.2% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.9% · 121
1 car or van38.0% · 777
2 cars or vans38.8% · 794
3 or more17.3% · 354
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Suffolk overall: 68.9% owned, 13.1% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright45.8% · 937
With mortgage23.0% · 470
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented8.6% · 176
Private rented22.5% · 460
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house42.9% · 877
Semi-detached house43.3% · 885
Terraced house12.0% · 246
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 14
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012740- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Wilford
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 29
Parishes in the ward
AldertonBawdseyBoytonBromeswellButleyCapel St. AndrewEykeHollesleyRamsholtShottishamSuttonSutton Heath
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldeburgh & Leiston33.6% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned11,741EEastern Felixstowe36.8% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned12,978KKelsale & Yoxford32.6% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned3,934MMartlesham & Purdis Farm29.3% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned6,773MMelton28.0% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned5,439OOrwell & Villages26.9% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned10,453RRendlesham & Orford21.9% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned4,948SSaxmundham22.9% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned4,778SSouthwold41.9% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,842WWestern Felixstowe21.2% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned11,350WWoodbridge34.1% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned7,881WWrentham, Wangford & Westleton33.7% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,202
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.