Electoral wardE05007117
Alexandra ward, Ipswich
Alexandra is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,692 residents in 5,199 households — 5,656 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Bridge and St. Helen's and St. John's divisions.
Residents, 202110,692council ward average 8,728
Households5,1992.06 residents per household
Density5,656/ km²about 1.89 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+9.6%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 631
5–95.1% · 540
10–155.5% · 584
16–194.3% · 459
20–248.2% · 882
25–3421.8% · 2,335
35–4922.6% · 2,413
50–6417.1% · 1,826
65–745.8% · 620
75–842.6% · 278
85+1.2% · 124
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van37.5% · 1,950
1 car or van44.8% · 2,329
2 cars or vans14.5% · 755
3 or more3.2% · 166
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright16.9% · 879
With mortgage21.4% · 1,111
Shared ownership0.9% · 47
Social rented15.8% · 820
Private rented44.9% · 2,332
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house4.8% · 248
Semi-detached house19.6% · 1,021
Terraced house25.6% · 1,331
Purpose-built flat37.3% · 1,942
Converted house3.6% · 187
Other conversion5.4% · 283
Above shop / office3.5% · 184
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007117- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Bridge, St. Helen's, St. John's
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 16
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBixley26.7% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned7,446BBridge13.0% aged 65+ · 40.8% owned9,841GGainsborough16.6% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned8,847GGipping14.1% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned9,397HHolywells13.7% aged 65+ · 56.1% owned8,120PPriory Heath14.0% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned9,651RRushmere18.1% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned8,482SSprites22.5% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned6,776SSt John's14.9% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned9,700SSt Margaret's21.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned8,388SStoke Park20.7% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned7,279WWestgate9.6% aged 65+ · 38.7% owned10,199
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.