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Suffolk County Council

Local authority area: Suffolk

Suffolk is a county council, in the East of England region of England. It covers 3,800.9 km² and had 768,555 residents in 2022 — about 202 people per km². The council is based in Ipswich.

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Council headquartersEast Suffolk County Hall
East Suffolk County Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Suffolk, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022768,555+5.0% since 2012
Land area3,800.9km²1,467.6 sq mi
Density202/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#16of 382 UK councils · #16 in England
Population estimates4 data points
732.3K741.9K758.6K768.6K
2012201520182022
Borders

Neighbouring councils

NNorfolkCounty council
Same region, same type

Other county councils in East of England

All councils in East of England
Essex1,519,509Hertfordshire1,204,588Norfolk925,299Cambridgeshire689,109
Elections

63 county electoral divisions

Divisions are built from district wards (ONS best-fit lookup); residents are the Census 2021 totals of those wards.

DivisionDistrictWardsResidents
Aldeburgh and LeistonEast Suffolk111,741
BecclesEast Suffolk114,591
Belstead BrookBabergh311,583
BixleyIpswich17,446
BlackbournWest Suffolk410,555
BlythingEast Suffolk636,573
BosmereMid Suffolk521,474
BrandonWest Suffolk418,869
BridgeIpswich220,533
BungayEast Suffolk218,332
CarlfordEast Suffolk217,267
ChantryIpswich323,452
ClareWest Suffolk416,450
CosfordBabergh413,465
Eastgate and Moreton HallWest Suffolk210,240
Exning and NewmarketWest Suffolk313,407
Felixstowe CoastalEast Suffolk224,328
Felixstowe North and TrimleyEast Suffolk334,781
FramlinghamEast Suffolk317,817
GainsboroughIpswich216,967
Gipping ValleyMid Suffolk312,068
Great CornardBabergh19,950
GuntonEast Suffolk329,140
HadleighBabergh28,755
HalesworthEast Suffolk212,278
HardwickWest Suffolk29,280
HartismereMid Suffolk412,156
Haverhill CangleWest Suffolk420,079
Haverhill East and KedingtonWest Suffolk419,039
Hoxne and EyeMid Suffolk411,453
Kesgrave and Rushmere St. AndrewEast Suffolk327,651
Kessingland and SouthwoldEast Suffolk421,962
Lowestoft SouthEast Suffolk336,898
MartleshamEast Suffolk217,226
MelfordBabergh212,191
MildenhallWest Suffolk519,566
Newmarket and Red LodgeWest Suffolk625,517
OultonEast Suffolk326,128
PakefieldEast Suffolk333,685
PeninsulaBabergh410,778
Priory HeathIpswich19,651
Row HeathWest Suffolk527,098
RushmereIpswich218,182
SamfordBabergh412,214
St. Helen'sIpswich218,812
St. John'sIpswich220,392
St. Margaret's and WestgateIpswich326,019
Stour ValleyBabergh411,052
Stowmarket North and StowuplandMid Suffolk527,693
Stowmarket SouthMid Suffolk315,682
SudburyBabergh413,617
Sudbury East and WaldingfieldBabergh519,562
Thedwastre NorthMid Suffolk418,333
Thedwastre SouthMid Suffolk525,201
Thingoe NorthWest Suffolk310,149
Thingoe SouthWest Suffolk620,393
ThredlingMid Suffolk726,649
TowerWest Suffolk526,976
Upper GippingMid Suffolk830,336
Whitehouse and WhittonIpswich324,822
WickhamEast Suffolk423,242
WilfordEast Suffolk532,191
WoodbridgeEast Suffolk17,881
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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CSuffolk County CouncilCouncil office · Ipswich IP1 2BX · hours listedCSuffolk County Council - Lowestoft Riverside OfficeCouncil office · Lowestoft NR33 0EQ · hours listedCSuffolk County Council Social CareCouncil office · Lowestoft NR33 0EQ
Source: Wikidata Q23111 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.