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Electoral wardE05012603

Mendlesham ward, Mid Suffolk

Mendlesham is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,970 residents in 1,270 households — 65 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Thredling and Upper Gipping divisions.

Residents, 20212,970council ward average 3,950
Households1,2702.34 residents per household
Density65/ km²about 45.41 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+27.7%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 124
5–94.8% · 142
10–156.8% · 201
16–194.1% · 123
20–244.0% · 119
25–349.4% · 279
35–4916.7% · 497
50–6422.3% · 664
65–7416.6% · 494
75–848.1% · 240
85+3.1% · 91

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.2% · 104
1 car or van29.8% · 379
2 cars or vans40.4% · 513
3 or more21.6% · 274
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.2% · 611
With mortgage29.4% · 373
Shared ownership0.7% · 9
Social rented9.9% · 125
Private rented11.7% · 148
Lives rent free0.2% · 2

Type of home

Detached house56.5% · 718
Semi-detached house27.3% · 347
Terraced house10.6% · 135
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 31
Converted house0.8% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 24
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012603
County division
Thredling, Upper Gipping
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
21 of 26

Parishes in the ward

MendleshamRishanglesThorndonWetheringsett-cum-Brockford

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% owned2,812GGislingham26.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned3,223HHaughley, Stowupland & Wetherden27.1% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned5,763HHoxne & Worlingworth30.2% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,697PPalgrave29.0% 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.