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Electoral wardE05012607

Rattlesden ward, Mid Suffolk

Rattlesden is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,133 residents in 1,319 households — 67 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency; for county elections it is in the Thedwastre South division.

Residents, 20213,133council ward average 3,950
Households1,3192.38 residents per household
Density67/ km²about 47.04 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+27.0%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 132
5–94.5% · 140
10–157.5% · 234
16–193.8% · 118
20–243.9% · 123
25–347.3% · 229
35–4916.1% · 504
50–6425.8% · 808
65–7416.0% · 502
75–848.4% · 263
85+2.6% · 81

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.8% · 76
1 car or van25.9% · 342
2 cars or vans42.8% · 565
3 or more25.5% · 337
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright49.1% · 647
With mortgage29.3% · 387
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented11.2% · 148
Private rented9.9% · 131

Type of home

Detached house60.6% · 800
Semi-detached house30.7% · 405
Terraced house6.7% · 88
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 7
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.8% · 10
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012607
County division
Thedwastre South
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
20 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BuxhallDrinkstoneFelshamGeddingHessettRattlesden

Other wards in the same constituency

CChilton20.9% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned6,971CCombs Ford21.0% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned5,592EElmswell & Woolpit25.8% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned6,537OOnehouse27.4% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,668SSt Peter's27.4% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned3,119SStow Thorney8.9% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned5,855TThurston26.3% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned5,892

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.