Electoral wardE05007123
Holywells ward, Ipswich
Holywells is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,120 residents in 3,533 households — 4,292 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Gainsborough and St. Helen's divisions.
Residents, 20218,120council ward average 8,728
Households3,5332.3 residents per household
Density4,292/ km²about 1.89 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+13.7%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 455
5–95.3% · 430
10–155.6% · 455
16–195.0% · 404
20–248.9% · 726
25–3417.7% · 1,440
35–4919.9% · 1,616
50–6418.2% · 1,482
65–747.7% · 625
75–844.0% · 325
85+2.0% · 163
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.8% · 804
1 car or van49.4% · 1,747
2 cars or vans21.5% · 761
3 or more6.3% · 222
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright29.9% · 1,056
With mortgage26.2% · 926
Shared ownership0.7% · 23
Social rented7.0% · 246
Private rented36.3% · 1,282
Type of home
Detached house10.2% · 361
Semi-detached house36.7% · 1,297
Terraced house20.7% · 732
Purpose-built flat28.7% · 1,013
Converted house1.7% · 60
Other conversion0.7% · 24
Above shop / office1.2% · 43
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007123- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Gainsborough, St. Helen's
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 6 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% owned9,841GGainsborough16.6% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned8,847GGipping14.1% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned9,397PPriory 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.