Rushmere St Andrew ward, East Suffolk

Rushmere St Andrew is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,408 residents in 1,781 households — 1,945 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Kesgrave and Rushmere St. Andrew division.

Residents, 20214,408council ward average 8,513

Households1,7812.48 residents per household

Density1,945/ km²about 2.27 km² · East Suffolk 196

Aged 65+25.4%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 15.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 151

5–95.2% · 228

10–157.0% · 309

16–194.5% · 197

20–244.7% · 207

25–347.5% · 329

35–4916.7% · 735

50–6425.6% · 1,127

65–7413.2% · 579

75–848.6% · 380

85+3.6% · 160

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.5% · 134

1 car or van36.2% · 645

2 cars or vans39.2% · 699

3 or more17.0% · 303

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright57.1% · 1,017

With mortgage35.3% · 629

Shared ownership0.6% · 11

Social rented1.0% · 18

Private rented6.0% · 106

Type of home

Detached house77.0% · 1,371

Semi-detached house14.0% · 250

Terraced house4.1% · 73

Purpose-built flat0.2% · 4

Converted house0.1% · 1

Above shop / office0.1% · 1

Caravan, mobile4.5% · 81

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012756
Council: East Suffolk Council
County council: Suffolk County Council
County division: Kesgrave and Rushmere St. Andrew
Constituency: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 6 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Rushmere St. Andrew

Other wards in the same constituency

CCarlford & Fynn Valley28.5% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned8,358 FFramlingham28.2% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned8,909 KKesgrave19.4% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned14,885 WWickham Market30.4% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned4,974

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.