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Electoral wardE05012613

Thurston ward, Mid Suffolk

Thurston is one of 26 electoral wards of Mid Suffolk District Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,892 residents in 2,474 households — 188 people per km², the 4th 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 North and Thedwastre South divisions.

Residents, 20215,892council ward average 3,950
Households2,4742.38 residents per household
Density188/ km²about 31.36 km² · Mid Suffolk 118
Aged 65+26.3%Mid Suffolk: 25.3% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 251
5–95.0% · 297
10–156.9% · 408
16–194.0% · 235
20–244.2% · 249
25–348.9% · 526
35–4916.6% · 980
50–6423.7% · 1,397
65–7414.0% · 827
75–848.9% · 527
85+3.3% · 196

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.6% · 164
1 car or van32.9% · 814
2 cars or vans40.1% · 992
3 or more20.4% · 504
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.3% · 1,170
With mortgage32.1% · 793
Shared ownership1.4% · 35
Social rented7.3% · 181
Private rented11.8% · 292
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house61.0% · 1,510
Semi-detached house28.1% · 695
Terraced house9.1% · 225
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 28
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012613
County division
Thedwastre North, Thedwastre South
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
9 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BeytonNortonStowlangtoftThurstonTostock

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% owned2,668RRattlesden27.0% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned3,133SSt Peter's27.4% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned3,119SStow Thorney8.9% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned5,855

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.