Electoral wardE05012760

Wickham Market ward, East Suffolk

Wickham Market is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,974 residents in 2,215 households — 100 people per km², the 21st 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 Framlingham and Wickham and Wilford divisions.

Residents, 20214,974council ward average 8,513

Households2,2152.25 residents per household

Density100/ km²about 49.79 km² · East Suffolk 196

Aged 65+30.4%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 15.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 198

5–95.1% · 252

10–156.5% · 324

16–193.8% · 187

20–243.7% · 183

25–349.5% · 472

35–4914.7% · 732

50–6422.4% · 1,113

65–7416.5% · 822

75–8410.3% · 515

85+3.6% · 178

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.1% · 223

1 car or van38.9% · 863

2 cars or vans35.8% · 793

3 or more15.2% · 337

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.5% · 1,031

With mortgage22.5% · 499

Shared ownership0.5% · 12

Social rented16.4% · 363

Private rented14.0% · 309

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house45.2% · 1,001

Semi-detached house34.5% · 764

Terraced house14.1% · 313

Purpose-built flat3.3% · 73

Converted house0.8% · 18

Other conversion1.5% · 34

Above shop / office0.5% · 11

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012760
Council: East Suffolk Council
County council: Suffolk County Council
County division: Framlingham, Wickham, Wilford
Constituency: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 22 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Campsey AshFarnhamHachestonLittle GlemhamMarlesfordPettistreeStratford St. AndrewUffordWickham Market

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 RRushmere St Andrew25.4% aged 65+ · 92.4% owned4,408

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.