Electoral wardE05012589
Bacton ward, Mid Suffolk
Bacton is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,783 residents in 1,177 households — 82 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Thedwastre North and Upper Gipping divisions.
Residents, 20212,783council ward average 3,950
Households1,1772.36 residents per household
Density82/ km²about 34.11 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+30.3%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.9% · 80
5–94.1% · 114
10–156.8% · 188
16–193.9% · 109
20–244.3% · 119
25–347.1% · 198
35–4915.2% · 422
50–6425.5% · 709
65–7416.5% · 460
75–8410.4% · 288
85+3.4% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.6% · 78
1 car or van32.1% · 378
2 cars or vans36.6% · 431
3 or more24.6% · 290
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Mid Suffolk overall: 73.9% owned, 11.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright54.4% · 641
With mortgage28.7% · 338
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented5.3% · 63
Private rented11.0% · 129
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house64.4% · 758
Semi-detached house28.1% · 331
Terraced house5.9% · 70
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 2
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012589- Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Thedwastre North, Upper Gipping
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BactonCottonFinninghamWesthorpeWyverstone
Other wards in the same constituency
EEye30.9% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned2,892FFressingfield31.9% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned2,812GGislingham26.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned3,223HHaughley, Stowupland & Wetherden27.1% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned5,763HHoxne & Worlingworth30.2% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,697MMendlesham27.7% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned2,970PPalgrave29.0% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,911RRickinghall30.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned2,901SStradbroke & Laxfield30.3% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned3,052WWalsham-le-Willows27.2% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned3,121
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.