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Electoral wardE05012758

Southwold ward, East Suffolk

Southwold is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,842 residents in 1,938 households — 174 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Kessingland and Southwold and Blything divisions.

Residents, 20213,842council ward average 8,513
Households1,9381.98 residents per household
Density174/ km²about 22.02 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+41.9%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 126
5–94.1% · 158
10–154.8% · 184
16–192.6% · 99
20–243.5% · 133
25–346.4% · 246
35–4910.8% · 414
50–6422.7% · 871
65–7419.4% · 747
75–8415.0% · 575
85+7.5% · 290

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.3% · 316
1 car or van48.6% · 943
2 cars or vans26.0% · 505
3 or more9.1% · 177
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright55.9% · 1,083
With mortgage16.1% · 312
Shared ownership1.0% · 19
Social rented16.0% · 311
Private rented11.0% · 213

Type of home

Detached house45.9% · 888
Semi-detached house25.1% · 486
Terraced house20.1% · 390
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 108
Converted house1.7% · 32
Other conversion0.6% · 11
Above shop / office1.0% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012758
County division
Kessingland and Southwold, Blything
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
17 of 29

Parishes in the ward

ReydonSouthwoldWalberswick

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% owned4,948SSaxmundham22.9% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned4,778WWestern 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 v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.