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Electoral wardE05012741

Eastern Felixstowe ward, East Suffolk

Eastern Felixstowe is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 12,978 residents in 6,217 households — 1,214 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Felixstowe Coastal and Felixstowe North and Trimley divisions.

Residents, 202112,978council ward average 8,513
Households6,2172.09 residents per household
Density1,214/ km²about 10.69 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+36.8%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 12.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 424
5–94.0% · 513
10–155.2% · 678
16–193.2% · 418
20–244.0% · 520
25–347.6% · 987
35–4914.1% · 1,825
50–6421.9% · 2,844
65–7417.5% · 2,273
75–8413.0% · 1,682
85+6.3% · 817

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.4% · 1,142
1 car or van46.2% · 2,873
2 cars or vans26.0% · 1,617
3 or more9.4% · 586
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.0% · 3,174
With mortgage20.2% · 1,257
Shared ownership0.2% · 14
Social rented8.3% · 518
Private rented20.2% · 1,254
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house38.0% · 2,365
Semi-detached house19.9% · 1,236
Terraced house14.7% · 912
Purpose-built flat16.4% · 1,019
Converted house7.0% · 434
Other conversion1.9% · 121
Above shop / office1.8% · 115
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 15
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012741
County division
Felixstowe Coastal, Felixstowe North and Trimley
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
10 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Felixstowe

Other wards in the same constituency

AAldeburgh & Leiston33.6% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned11,741DDeben23.4% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,750KKelsale & 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

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.