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Electoral wardE05012600

Gislingham ward, Mid Suffolk

Gislingham is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,223 residents in 1,349 households — 65 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Hartismere and Upper Gipping divisions.

Residents, 20213,223council ward average 3,950
Households1,3492.39 residents per household
Density65/ km²about 49.66 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+26.7%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 121
5–94.6% · 147
10–156.5% · 209
16–194.2% · 134
20–244.0% · 128
25–348.0% · 256
35–4915.9% · 512
50–6426.5% · 852
65–7415.4% · 495
75–848.7% · 279
85+2.6% · 85

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.2% · 70
1 car or van33.8% · 456
2 cars or vans37.7% · 508
3 or more23.4% · 315
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright49.2% · 663
With mortgage30.8% · 415
Shared ownership1.0% · 14
Social rented7.3% · 99
Private rented11.6% · 157

Type of home

Detached house60.7% · 819
Semi-detached house27.1% · 366
Terraced house10.0% · 135
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 11
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.8% · 11
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012600
County division
Hartismere, Upper Gipping
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
22 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BurgateGislinghamMellisThornham MagnaThornham ParvaWickham SkeithWortham

Other wards in the same constituency

BBacton30.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,783EEye30.9% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned2,892FFressingfield31.9% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned2,812HHaughley, 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.