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Electoral wardE05015553

Woodbridge ward, East Suffolk

Woodbridge is one of 29 electoral wards of East Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,881 residents in 3,825 households — 1,551 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Suffolk Coastal constituency; for county elections it is in the Wickham and Woodbridge divisions.

Residents, 20217,881council ward average 8,513
Households3,8252.06 residents per household
Density1,551/ km²about 5.08 km² · East Suffolk 196
Aged 65+34.1%East Suffolk: 27.7% · under 16: 13.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 261
5–94.1% · 325
10–156.4% · 507
16–194.3% · 335
20–243.8% · 299
25–347.8% · 615
35–4915.1% · 1,188
50–6421.1% · 1,662
65–7414.6% · 1,150
75–8412.2% · 962
85+7.3% · 576

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.9% · 686
1 car or van47.5% · 1,818
2 cars or vans25.8% · 988
3 or more8.7% · 334
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.1% · 1,838
With mortgage19.7% · 754
Shared ownership0.3% · 13
Social rented14.9% · 571
Private rented16.9% · 645
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house30.0% · 1,148
Semi-detached house25.4% · 973
Terraced house27.8% · 1,064
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 464
Converted house1.0% · 37
Other conversion1.2% · 45
Above shop / office1.8% · 68
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 25
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015553
County division
Wickham, Woodbridge
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
9 of 29

Parishes in the ward

Woodbridge

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% owned3,842WWestern Felixstowe21.2% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned11,350WWrentham, 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.