Electoral wardE05007125
Rushmere ward, Ipswich
Rushmere is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,482 residents in 3,360 households — 3,206 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Rushmere division.
Residents, 20218,482council ward average 8,728
Households3,3602.52 residents per household
Density3,206/ km²about 2.65 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+18.1%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 426
5–96.9% · 587
10–159.5% · 807
16–195.4% · 455
20–244.6% · 387
25–3410.3% · 876
35–4921.1% · 1,788
50–6419.1% · 1,621
65–749.4% · 799
75–846.1% · 521
85+2.5% · 214
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.1% · 541
1 car or van43.0% · 1,445
2 cars or vans31.0% · 1,043
3 or more9.9% · 332
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright35.0% · 1,174
With mortgage34.2% · 1,148
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented17.9% · 601
Private rented12.5% · 421
Lives rent free0.3% · 9
Type of home
Detached house20.4% · 685
Semi-detached house54.2% · 1,821
Terraced house16.1% · 542
Purpose-built flat8.1% · 271
Converted house0.7% · 22
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007125- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Rushmere
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned8,120PPriory Heath14.0% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned9,651SSprites22.5% 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.