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Electoral wardE05015549

Martlesham & Purdis Farm ward, East Suffolk

Martlesham & Purdis Farm is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,773 residents in 3,075 households — 603 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Martlesham division.

Residents, 20216,773council ward average 8,513
Households3,0752.2 residents per household
Density603/ km²about 11.22 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+29.3%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 278
5–94.4% · 299
10–156.1% · 410
16–193.5% · 239
20–244.3% · 291
25–349.6% · 650
35–4916.6% · 1,121
50–6422.1% · 1,499
65–7415.9% · 1,078
75–849.7% · 660
85+3.6% · 246

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.9% · 303
1 car or van42.0% · 1,290
2 cars or vans34.8% · 1,071
3 or more13.4% · 411
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright52.6% · 1,619
With mortgage27.1% · 833
Shared ownership0.6% · 18
Social rented4.6% · 142
Private rented15.1% · 464
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house57.6% · 1,769
Semi-detached house16.2% · 497
Terraced house9.9% · 303
Purpose-built flat10.4% · 319
Converted house0.3% · 9
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile5.3% · 164
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015549
County division
Martlesham
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
12 of 29

Parishes in the ward

BrightwellFoxhallMartleshamPurdis Farm

Other wards in the same constituency

AAldeburgh & Leiston33.6% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned11,741DDeben23.4% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,750EEastern Felixstowe36.8% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned12,978KKelsale & Yoxford32.6% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned3,934MMelton28.0% 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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.