Electoral wardE05007122
Gipping ward, Ipswich
Gipping is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,397 residents in 4,010 households — 2,751 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Chantry division.
Residents, 20219,397council ward average 8,728
Households4,0102.34 residents per household
Density2,751/ km²about 3.42 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+14.1%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 584
5–96.7% · 626
10–157.8% · 735
16–194.3% · 407
20–245.8% · 543
25–3416.4% · 1,540
35–4922.1% · 2,080
50–6416.6% · 1,556
65–747.4% · 696
75–844.0% · 380
85+2.7% · 250
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.6% · 1,307
1 car or van43.7% · 1,754
2 cars or vans18.3% · 733
3 or more5.4% · 217
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright18.8% · 753
With mortgage21.5% · 862
Shared ownership0.7% · 30
Social rented32.1% · 1,287
Private rented26.5% · 1,064
Lives rent free0.3% · 14
Type of home
Detached house10.0% · 403
Semi-detached house29.3% · 1,174
Terraced house23.1% · 925
Purpose-built flat30.7% · 1,231
Converted house5.2% · 208
Other conversion1.0% · 40
Above shop / office0.5% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007122- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Chantry
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 16
Council offices in this ward
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% owned9,841GGainsborough16.6% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned8,847HHolywells13.7% 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.