Electoral wardE05015550
Melton ward, East Suffolk
Melton is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,439 residents in 2,547 households — 310 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Wickham division.
Residents, 20215,439council ward average 8,513
Households2,5472.14 residents per household
Density310/ km²about 17.56 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+28.0%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 234
5–94.7% · 258
10–156.3% · 344
16–193.6% · 196
20–244.0% · 220
25–348.8% · 481
35–4915.5% · 845
50–6424.5% · 1,334
65–7415.1% · 822
75–849.3% · 508
85+3.6% · 194
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.8% · 276
1 car or van41.9% · 1,067
2 cars or vans34.5% · 878
3 or more12.8% · 325
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Suffolk overall: 68.9% owned, 13.1% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright48.4% · 1,232
With mortgage25.3% · 643
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented12.9% · 329
Private rented12.9% · 327
Type of home
Detached house46.3% · 1,178
Semi-detached house27.0% · 686
Terraced house13.6% · 345
Purpose-built flat11.6% · 295
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015550- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Wickham
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 29
Parishes in the ward
Melton
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% owned3,934MMartlesham & Purdis Farm29.3% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned6,773OOrwell & 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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.