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Electoral wardE05015552

Saxmundham ward, East Suffolk

Saxmundham is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,778 residents in 2,173 households — 877 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Wilford and Blything divisions.

Residents, 20214,778council ward average 8,513
Households2,1732.2 residents per household
Density877/ km²about 5.45 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+22.9%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.4% · 307
5–96.4% · 304
10–157.4% · 355
16–194.2% · 202
20–244.5% · 217
25–3412.4% · 591
35–4917.4% · 830
50–6418.4% · 878
65–7410.9% · 522
75–848.9% · 426
85+3.1% · 146

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.7% · 385
1 car or van44.1% · 957
2 cars or vans30.0% · 651
3 or more8.2% · 179
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright36.1% · 784
With mortgage23.2% · 505
Shared ownership0.9% · 20
Social rented24.3% · 528
Private rented15.5% · 336

Type of home

Detached house33.4% · 726
Semi-detached house31.0% · 673
Terraced house24.6% · 534
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 190
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office1.5% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015552
County division
Wilford, Blything
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
11 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Saxmundham

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% owned10,453RRendlesham & Orford21.9% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned4,948SSouthwold41.9% 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.