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Electoral wardE05012749

Kirkley & Pakefield ward, East Suffolk

Kirkley & Pakefield is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 13,312 residents in 6,343 households — 3,257 people per km², the 4th 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, 202113,312council ward average 8,513
Households6,3432.1 residents per household
Density3,257/ km²about 4.09 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+27.4%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 568
5–95.1% · 680
10–156.0% · 802
16–193.5% · 465
20–244.4% · 582
25–3411.4% · 1,512
35–4916.3% · 2,167
50–6421.7% · 2,884
65–7413.8% · 1,832
75–849.5% · 1,269
85+4.1% · 551

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.2% · 1,725
1 car or van45.2% · 2,870
2 cars or vans20.4% · 1,295
3 or more7.1% · 453
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright38.0% · 2,410
With mortgage22.0% · 1,393
Shared ownership0.2% · 14
Social rented12.3% · 779
Private rented27.5% · 1,745
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house16.6% · 1,055
Semi-detached house28.8% · 1,827
Terraced house32.9% · 2,084
Purpose-built flat12.0% · 758
Converted house6.3% · 398
Other conversion0.7% · 47
Above shop / office1.2% · 75
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 99
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012749
County division
Lowestoft South, Pakefield
Constituency
Lowestoft
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
3 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Lowestoft

Council offices in this ward

CEast Suffolk Council - Customer Service CentreCouncil office · NR33 0EQCSuffolk County Council Social CareCouncil office · NR33 0EQCSuffolk County Council - Lowestoft Riverside OfficeCouncil office · NR33 0EQ

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeccles & Worlingham29.1% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned14,591CCarlton & Whitton28.7% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned10,696CCarlton 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% owned4,241LLothingland31.0% 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.