Electoral wardE05012747

Kesgrave ward, East Suffolk

Kesgrave is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 14,885 residents in 6,044 households — 2,591 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Kesgrave and Rushmere St. Andrew division.

Residents, 202114,885council ward average 8,513

Households6,0442.46 residents per household

Density2,591/ km²about 5.74 km² · East Suffolk 196

Aged 65+19.4%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 20.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 696

5–96.5% · 973

10–159.2% · 1,365

16–195.0% · 744

20–244.6% · 687

25–349.7% · 1,447

35–4920.5% · 3,048

50–6420.4% · 3,037

65–749.8% · 1,453

75–846.7% · 997

85+2.9% · 438

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.7% · 586

1 car or van40.3% · 2,438

2 cars or vans35.9% · 2,168

3 or more14.1% · 851

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.3% · 2,498

With mortgage35.4% · 2,139

Shared ownership0.2% · 14

Social rented5.9% · 357

Private rented17.2% · 1,038

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house48.2% · 2,915

Semi-detached house27.7% · 1,677

Terraced house16.0% · 968

Purpose-built flat7.3% · 439

Converted house0.3% · 17

Other conversion0.1% · 5

Above shop / office0.3% · 17

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012747
Council: East Suffolk Council
County council: Suffolk County Council
County division: Kesgrave and Rushmere St. Andrew
Constituency: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 4 of 29

Parishes in the ward

KesgraveMartleshamRushmere St. Andrew

Other wards in the same constituency

CCarlford & Fynn Valley28.5% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned8,358 FFramlingham28.2% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned8,909 RRushmere St Andrew25.4% aged 65+ · 92.4% owned4,408 WWickham Market30.4% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned4,974

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.