Electoral wardE05007124
Priory Heath ward, Ipswich
Priory Heath is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,651 residents in 3,749 households — 2,337 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Priory Heath division.
Residents, 20219,651council ward average 8,728
Households3,7492.57 residents per household
Density2,337/ km²about 4.13 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+14.0%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 22.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 574
5–97.2% · 691
10–159.1% · 876
16–195.5% · 526
20–245.6% · 545
25–3413.5% · 1,300
35–4921.7% · 2,096
50–6417.5% · 1,691
65–747.8% · 755
75–844.3% · 414
85+1.9% · 183
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.6% · 772
1 car or van43.5% · 1,631
2 cars or vans26.9% · 1,010
3 or more9.0% · 336
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright23.3% · 874
With mortgage30.6% · 1,146
Shared ownership0.4% · 16
Social rented30.2% · 1,132
Private rented15.3% · 572
Lives rent free0.2% · 9
Type of home
Detached house13.7% · 515
Semi-detached house48.2% · 1,806
Terraced house21.2% · 794
Purpose-built flat13.6% · 510
Converted house2.5% · 94
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.6% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007124- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Priory Heath
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 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% owned9,397HHolywells13.7% aged 65+ · 56.1% owned8,120RRushmere18.1% 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.