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Electoral wardE05012608

Rickinghall ward, Mid Suffolk

Rickinghall is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,901 residents in 1,293 households — 87 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Waveney Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Hartismere division.

Residents, 20212,901council ward average 3,950
Households1,2932.24 residents per household
Density87/ km²about 33.50 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+30.8%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.2% · 92
5–94.7% · 137
10–156.8% · 196
16–193.5% · 101
20–243.9% · 114
25–347.6% · 219
35–4915.2% · 442
50–6424.3% · 706
65–7416.0% · 465
75–8410.6% · 308
85+4.1% · 120

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.3% · 133
1 car or van36.4% · 470
2 cars or vans33.6% · 434
3 or more19.7% · 255
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.3% · 649
With mortgage25.3% · 327
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented9.5% · 123
Private rented14.4% · 186

Type of home

Detached house54.3% · 704
Semi-detached house31.6% · 409
Terraced house10.3% · 134
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 28
Converted house0.5% · 7
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012608
County division
Hartismere
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
15 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BotesdaleHinderclayRedgraveRickinghall InferiorRickinghall Superior

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% owned2,970PPalgrave29.0% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,911SStradbroke & 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.