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Electoral wardE05012767

Brandon Central ward, West Suffolk

Brandon Central is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,395 residents in 1,583 households — 2,844 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Brandon division.

Residents, 20213,395council ward average 4,203
Households1,5832.14 residents per household
Density2,844/ km²about 1.19 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+18.5%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 20.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 221
5–96.9% · 234
10–156.7% · 226
16–194.3% · 145
20–245.7% · 192
25–3414.5% · 493
35–4919.7% · 668
50–6417.2% · 585
65–748.6% · 292
75–847.0% · 238
85+2.9% · 99

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.6% · 357
1 car or van47.9% · 759
2 cars or vans23.3% · 369
3 or more6.2% · 98
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.6% · 453
With mortgage20.9% · 331
Shared ownership2.0% · 32
Social rented24.2% · 383
Private rented24.0% · 380
Lives rent free0.3% · 4

Type of home

Detached house21.3% · 337
Semi-detached house30.6% · 484
Terraced house28.9% · 458
Purpose-built flat16.2% · 257
Converted house0.6% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office2.1% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012767
County division
Brandon
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
6 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Brandon

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarrow25.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,592BBrandon 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

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.