Electoral wardE05007121
Gainsborough ward, Ipswich
Gainsborough is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,847 residents in 3,525 households — 2,797 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Gainsborough division.
Residents, 20218,847council ward average 8,728
Households3,5252.51 residents per household
Density2,797/ km²about 3.16 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+16.6%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 23.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 610
5–97.4% · 657
10–158.8% · 778
16–195.0% · 438
20–245.2% · 457
25–3413.3% · 1,175
35–4919.7% · 1,739
50–6417.2% · 1,523
65–749.5% · 838
75–845.3% · 467
85+1.9% · 164
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.0% · 775
1 car or van43.4% · 1,530
2 cars or vans26.3% · 928
3 or more8.3% · 292
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright27.2% · 960
With mortgage29.4% · 1,036
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented30.4% · 1,073
Private rented12.2% · 429
Lives rent free0.5% · 17
Type of home
Detached house7.2% · 253
Semi-detached house62.5% · 2,204
Terraced house20.5% · 724
Purpose-built flat7.9% · 277
Converted house0.9% · 32
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 28
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007121- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Gainsborough
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlexandra9.6% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned10,692BBixley26.7% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned7,446BBridge13.0% aged 65+ · 40.8% owned9,841GGipping14.1% 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.