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Electoral wardE05012768

Brandon East ward, West Suffolk

Brandon East is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,843 residents in 1,349 households — 139 people per km², the 30th 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, 20212,843council ward average 4,203
Households1,3492.11 residents per household
Density139/ km²about 20.48 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+30.4%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 13.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 120
5–94.3% · 121
10–154.5% · 128
16–193.1% · 87
20–244.5% · 127
25–3412.0% · 342
35–4914.9% · 424
50–6422.2% · 630
65–7416.0% · 454
75–8410.9% · 311
85+3.5% · 100

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.0% · 148
1 car or van46.0% · 620
2 cars or vans30.1% · 406
3 or more12.8% · 173
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.6% · 682
With mortgage27.7% · 374
Shared ownership0.5% · 7
Social rented3.0% · 40
Private rented18.2% · 245

Type of home

Detached house66.3% · 895
Semi-detached house23.4% · 315
Terraced house9.3% · 126
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 6
Converted house0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012768
County division
Brandon
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
27 of 43

Parishes in the ward

BrandonSanton Downham

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarrow25.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,592BBrandon Central18.5% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned3,395BBrandon 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.