Electoral wardE05007118
Bixley ward, Ipswich
Bixley is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,446 residents in 3,184 households — 3,035 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Bixley division.
Residents, 20217,446council ward average 8,728
Households3,1842.34 residents per household
Density3,035/ km²about 2.45 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+26.7%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 348
5–95.4% · 401
10–156.8% · 503
16–193.8% · 286
20–244.5% · 338
25–3410.3% · 766
35–4917.8% · 1,327
50–6420.0% · 1,493
65–7413.1% · 978
75–849.1% · 679
85+4.4% · 330
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.4% · 522
1 car or van38.0% · 1,211
2 cars or vans33.2% · 1,056
3 or more12.4% · 396
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright49.5% · 1,578
With mortgage30.4% · 969
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented5.0% · 158
Private rented14.8% · 473
Type of home
Detached house38.0% · 1,212
Semi-detached house44.7% · 1,424
Terraced house6.6% · 211
Purpose-built flat8.8% · 281
Converted house0.8% · 27
Above shop / office0.9% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007118- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Bixley
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlexandra9.6% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned10,692BBridge13.0% 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.