Electoral wardE05007119
Bridge ward, Ipswich
Bridge is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,841 residents in 4,299 households — 4,913 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Bridge division.
Residents, 20219,841council ward average 8,728
Households4,2992.29 residents per household
Density4,913/ km²about 2.00 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+13.0%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 21.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 684
5–97.1% · 694
10–157.0% · 690
16–194.4% · 433
20–246.6% · 650
25–3417.0% · 1,677
35–4921.4% · 2,110
50–6416.5% · 1,621
65–747.2% · 709
75–844.0% · 394
85+1.8% · 181
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.0% · 1,331
1 car or van44.2% · 1,899
2 cars or vans20.1% · 864
3 or more4.8% · 205
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright19.4% · 835
With mortgage21.4% · 920
Shared ownership1.6% · 67
Social rented29.6% · 1,271
Private rented27.8% · 1,193
Lives rent free0.3% · 12
Type of home
Detached house8.4% · 362
Semi-detached house26.4% · 1,135
Terraced house26.9% · 1,155
Purpose-built flat33.2% · 1,430
Converted house2.8% · 119
Other conversion1.4% · 60
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 27
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007119- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Bridge
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlexandra9.6% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned10,692BBixley26.7% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned7,446GGainsborough16.6% 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.