Electoral wardE05012591

Blakenham ward, Mid Suffolk

Blakenham is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,573 residents in 1,551 households — 196 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency; for county elections it is in the Bosmere and Gipping Valley divisions.

Residents, 20213,573council ward average 3,950

Households1,5512.3 residents per household

Density196/ km²about 18.23 km² · Mid Suffolk 118

Aged 65+16.4%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 18.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.8% · 242

5–95.5% · 195

10–155.8% · 208

16–193.1% · 109

20–246.1% · 218

25–3420.4% · 728

35–4918.2% · 649

50–6417.8% · 637

65–749.5% · 341

75–845.7% · 205

85+1.1% · 41

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.0% · 77

1 car or van36.0% · 559

2 cars or vans42.9% · 667

3 or more16.1% · 250

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Mid Suffolk overall: 73.9% owned, 11.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.

Owned outright32.3% · 501

With mortgage47.7% · 741

Shared ownership2.1% · 33

Social rented8.3% · 129

Private rented9.5% · 147

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house33.9% · 526

Semi-detached house36.9% · 573

Terraced house21.2% · 330

Purpose-built flat3.4% · 53

Converted house0.1% · 2

Other conversion0.1% · 1

Above shop / office0.3% · 4

Caravan, mobile4.1% · 64

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012591
Council: Mid Suffolk District Council
County council: Suffolk County Council
County division: Bosmere, Gipping Valley
Constituency: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 7 of 26

Parishes in the ward

FlowtonGreat BlakenhamLittle BlakenhamNettlesteadSomersham

Other wards in the same constituency

BBattisford & Ringshall20.2% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned3,656 BBramford31.6% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned2,648 CClaydon & Barham25.9% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned5,847 DDebenham28.4% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned3,275 NNeedham Market27.4% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned5,985 SStonham25.1% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,823

All 26 wards of Mid Suffolk

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.