Electoral wardE05012598
Eye ward, Mid Suffolk
Eye is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,892 residents in 1,296 households — 102 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Hoxne and Eye and Upper Gipping divisions.
Residents, 20212,892council ward average 3,950
Households1,2962.23 residents per household
Density102/ km²about 28.27 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+30.9%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 101
5–94.9% · 141
10–156.6% · 192
16–193.9% · 114
20–243.5% · 102
25–348.4% · 242
35–4916.2% · 470
50–6422.1% · 638
65–7415.6% · 451
75–8410.5% · 304
85+4.8% · 138
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.3% · 159
1 car or van44.4% · 575
2 cars or vans28.2% · 365
3 or more15.1% · 196
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Mid Suffolk overall: 73.9% owned, 11.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright45.4% · 589
With mortgage23.0% · 298
Shared ownership0.6% · 8
Social rented17.0% · 220
Private rented13.9% · 180
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house45.8% · 594
Semi-detached house28.7% · 372
Terraced house18.3% · 237
Purpose-built flat4.6% · 59
Converted house1.1% · 14
Other conversion0.6% · 8
Above shop / office0.8% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012598- Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Hoxne and Eye, Upper Gipping
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 26
Parishes in the ward
EyeOccoldRedlingfield
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBacton30.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,783FFressingfield31.9% 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.