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Electoral wardE05012606

Palgrave ward, Mid Suffolk

Palgrave is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,911 residents in 1,196 households — 72 people per km², the 18th 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, 20212,911council ward average 3,950
Households1,1962.43 residents per household
Density72/ km²about 40.26 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+29.0%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.4% · 69
5–94.2% · 122
10–157.5% · 219
16–194.4% · 128
20–244.5% · 131
25–347.3% · 211
35–4916.3% · 474
50–6424.5% · 712
65–7416.0% · 467
75–849.8% · 286
85+3.1% · 91

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.0% · 71
1 car or van34.6% · 413
2 cars or vans36.6% · 437
3 or more22.8% · 272
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.0% · 610
With mortgage29.0% · 347
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented8.7% · 104
Private rented10.7% · 128
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house62.1% · 743
Semi-detached house27.8% · 333
Terraced house6.7% · 80
Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 32
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012606
County division
Hartismere, Upper Gipping
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
19 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BraiseworthBrome and OakleyPalgraveStoke AshStustonThrandestonThwaiteYaxley

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% owned2,697MMendlesham27.7% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned2,970RRickinghall30.8% 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.