Electoral wardE05007126
St John's ward, Ipswich
St John's is one of 16 electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,700 residents in 4,162 households — 5,974 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Rushmere and St. John's divisions.
Residents, 20219,700council ward average 8,728
Households4,1622.33 residents per household
Density5,974/ km²about 1.62 km² · Ipswich 3,535
Aged 65+14.9%Ipswich: 16.5% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 570
5–96.7% · 653
10–157.6% · 742
16–194.4% · 426
20–245.1% · 490
25–3415.6% · 1,516
35–4922.4% · 2,174
50–6417.3% · 1,681
65–747.6% · 738
75–844.8% · 469
85+2.5% · 241
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.9% · 868
1 car or van48.1% · 2,002
2 cars or vans24.4% · 1,017
3 or more6.6% · 275
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ipswich overall: 55.4% owned, 20.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright27.9% · 1,164
With mortgage34.2% · 1,426
Shared ownership0.9% · 39
Social rented10.8% · 449
Private rented26.1% · 1,087
Type of home
Detached house14.0% · 581
Semi-detached house35.1% · 1,462
Terraced house29.4% · 1,224
Purpose-built flat18.4% · 765
Converted house1.3% · 54
Other conversion1.1% · 47
Above shop / office0.6% · 25
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007126- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Rushmere, St. John's
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 2 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% owned9,651RRushmere18.1% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned8,482SSprites22.5% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned6,776SSt 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.