Electoral wardE05012766
Barrow ward, West Suffolk
Barrow is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,592 residents in 1,107 households — 84 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Thingoe South division.
Residents, 20212,592council ward average 4,203
Households1,1072.34 residents per household
Density84/ km²about 31.04 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+25.6%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 135
5–95.9% · 154
10–157.7% · 199
16–193.4% · 88
20–244.9% · 127
25–349.8% · 255
35–4917.4% · 452
50–6420.1% · 521
65–7412.6% · 328
75–849.4% · 244
85+3.5% · 91
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 94
1 car or van36.4% · 403
2 cars or vans36.7% · 406
3 or more18.4% · 204
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright42.4% · 469
With mortgage28.9% · 320
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented15.4% · 171
Private rented12.6% · 140
Type of home
Detached house49.1% · 544
Semi-detached house35.8% · 396
Terraced house11.6% · 128
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 30
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012766- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Thingoe South
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 43
Parishes in the ward
BarrowDenhamThe SaxhamsWestley
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrandon Central18.5% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned3,395BBrandon East30.4% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,843BBrandon West25.4% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned3,196CChedburgh & Chevington26.7% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned2,672CClare, Hundon & Kedington26.6% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned9,156EExning20.4% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned2,318HHaverhill Central17.7% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned3,107HHaverhill East15.3% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned4,291HHaverhill North17.1% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned4,652HHaverhill South16.0% aged 65+ · 45.0% owned6,457HHaverhill South East23.1% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned2,485HHaverhill West14.4% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned5,863HHorringer28.6% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned2,527IIceni6.7% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned6,546
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.