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Electoral wardE05012759

Western Felixstowe ward, East Suffolk

Western Felixstowe is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 11,350 residents in 5,248 households — 1,884 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Felixstowe Coastal and Felixstowe North and Trimley divisions.

Residents, 202111,350council ward average 8,513
Households5,2482.16 residents per household
Density1,884/ km²about 6.02 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+21.2%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 611
5–95.2% · 595
10–156.8% · 772
16–194.5% · 515
20–244.9% · 560
25–3412.8% · 1,452
35–4917.2% · 1,947
50–6421.9% · 2,487
65–7411.8% · 1,341
75–847.0% · 797
85+2.4% · 273

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.3% · 1,118
1 car or van45.5% · 2,386
2 cars or vans25.0% · 1,310
3 or more8.3% · 434
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.2% · 1,692
With mortgage24.9% · 1,308
Shared ownership0.2% · 9
Social rented24.6% · 1,293
Private rented18.0% · 943
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house20.4% · 1,072
Semi-detached house38.9% · 2,042
Terraced house30.9% · 1,620
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 432
Converted house0.8% · 40
Other conversion0.2% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 11
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012759
County division
Felixstowe Coastal, Felixstowe North and Trimley
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
7 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Felixstowe

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% owned4,778SSouthwold41.9% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,842WWoodbridge34.1% 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.