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Electoral wardE05012765

Barningham ward, West Suffolk

Barningham is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,697 residents in 1,154 households — 80 people per km², the 31st 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 Blackbourn division.

Residents, 20212,697council ward average 4,203
Households1,1542.34 residents per household
Density80/ km²about 33.84 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+29.6%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 113
5–94.3% · 115
10–155.7% · 153
16–194.2% · 113
20–243.9% · 105
25–347.3% · 198
35–4914.5% · 390
50–6426.4% · 711
65–7416.5% · 445
75–8410.0% · 269
85+3.1% · 83

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.2% · 83
1 car or van34.1% · 394
2 cars or vans36.7% · 423
3 or more22.0% · 254
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.

Owned outright52.6% · 606
With mortgage25.3% · 292
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented12.1% · 139
Private rented9.4% · 108
Lives rent free0.2% · 2

Type of home

Detached house64.9% · 748
Semi-detached house27.9% · 322
Terraced house6.3% · 73
Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012765
County division
Blackbourn
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
33 of 43

Parishes in the ward

BarninghamHepworthHoptonKnettishallMarket WestonThelnetham

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbeygate25.3% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned4,678BBardwell26.1% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned2,645EEastgate30.7% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned2,551IIxworth26.8% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned2,297MMinden25.0% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned5,733MMoreton Hall14.5% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned7,689PPakenham & Troston18.1% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned2,884RRougham25.4% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned2,450SSouthgate29.4% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned4,066SSt Olaves14.1% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned5,222SStanton29.8% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,916TThe Fornhams & Great Barton36.0% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned4,149TTollgate17.4% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned6,129WWestgate31.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned5,214

All 43 wards of West 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.