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Electoral wardE05015551

Orwell & Villages ward, East Suffolk

Orwell & Villages is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,453 residents in 4,614 households — 141 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Felixstowe North and Trimley and Martlesham divisions.

Residents, 202110,453council ward average 8,513
Households4,6142.27 residents per household
Density141/ km²about 74.08 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+26.9%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 441
5–94.7% · 491
10–156.4% · 664
16–193.2% · 336
20–244.1% · 428
25–349.5% · 995
35–4916.3% · 1,699
50–6424.7% · 2,579
65–7415.1% · 1,575
75–848.5% · 888
85+3.4% · 352

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.7% · 400
1 car or van38.4% · 1,774
2 cars or vans36.5% · 1,685
3 or more16.4% · 755
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.3% · 2,182
With mortgage30.5% · 1,405
Shared ownership0.5% · 22
Social rented8.3% · 381
Private rented13.4% · 617
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house48.2% · 2,222
Semi-detached house35.1% · 1,618
Terraced house10.6% · 491
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 152
Converted house0.5% · 23
Other conversion0.4% · 17
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 83
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015551
County division
Felixstowe North and Trimley, Martlesham
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
19 of 29

Parishes in the ward

BuckleshamFalkenhamHemleyKirtonLevingtonNactonNewbourneStratton HallTrimley St. MartinTrimley St. MaryWaldringfield

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% owned6,773MMelton28.0% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned5,439RRendlesham & 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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.