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Electoral wardE05012599

Fressingfield ward, Mid Suffolk

Fressingfield is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,812 residents in 1,256 households — 42 people per km², the 22nd 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 division.

Residents, 20212,812council ward average 3,950
Households1,2562.24 residents per household
Density42/ km²about 66.64 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+31.9%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 92
5–94.0% · 112
10–155.5% · 155
16–193.5% · 97
20–244.1% · 115
25–346.0% · 168
35–4913.8% · 387
50–6428.0% · 788
65–7418.1% · 508
75–8411.2% · 314
85+2.7% · 75

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.2% · 65
1 car or van35.7% · 449
2 cars or vans37.1% · 466
3 or more22.0% · 276
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright52.4% · 658
With mortgage24.3% · 305
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented10.9% · 137
Private rented12.0% · 151
Lives rent free0.2% · 2

Type of home

Detached house62.1% · 780
Semi-detached house27.4% · 344
Terraced house8.8% · 110
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 11
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012599
County division
Hoxne and Eye
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
26 of 26

Parishes in the ward

FressingfieldMendhamMetfieldSylehamWeybreadWingfield

Other wards in the same constituency

BBacton30.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,783EEye30.9% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned2,892GGislingham26.7% 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

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.