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Electoral wardE05012755
Rendlesham & Orford ward, East Suffolk
Rendlesham & Orford is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,948 residents in 2,119 households — 53 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Wickham and Wilford divisions.
Residents, 20214,948council ward average 8,513
Households2,1192.34 residents per household
Density53/ km²about 93.36 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+21.9%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 236
5–96.2% · 306
10–157.9% · 392
16–194.0% · 196
20–244.2% · 209
25–349.7% · 481
35–4918.7% · 924
50–6422.6% · 1,118
65–7412.5% · 619
75–847.0% · 345
85+2.4% · 121
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.3% · 176
1 car or van37.0% · 784
2 cars or vans39.3% · 832
3 or more15.4% · 326
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Suffolk overall: 68.9% owned, 13.1% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright36.0% · 763
With mortgage33.8% · 716
Shared ownership0.8% · 16
Social rented8.4% · 177
Private rented21.0% · 445
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.4% · 813
Semi-detached house34.0% · 721
Terraced house13.8% · 292
Purpose-built flat12.4% · 263
Converted house0.4% · 8
Other conversion0.8% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012755- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Wickham, Wilford
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 29
Parishes in the ward
BlaxhallChillesfordGedgraveIkenOrfordRendleshamSudbourneTunstallWantisden
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% owned5,439OOrwell & Villages26.9% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned10,453SSaxmundham22.9% 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 v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.