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Electoral wardE05012769

Brandon West ward, West Suffolk

Brandon West is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,196 residents in 1,460 households — 101 people per km², the 23rd 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, 20213,196council ward average 4,203
Households1,4602.19 residents per household
Density101/ km²about 31.64 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+25.4%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 138
5–95.5% · 176
10–155.8% · 184
16–192.8% · 90
20–245.1% · 162
25–3413.0% · 417
35–4917.5% · 560
50–6420.5% · 656
65–7413.1% · 420
75–849.1% · 291
85+3.2% · 102

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.7% · 229
1 car or van45.5% · 664
2 cars or vans28.0% · 408
3 or more10.8% · 157
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.7% · 521
With mortgage24.8% · 362
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented16.3% · 238
Private rented22.8% · 332

Type of home

Detached house43.7% · 638
Semi-detached house39.0% · 570
Terraced house10.3% · 151
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 40
Converted house2.2% · 32
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 26
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012769
County division
Brandon
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
30 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Brandon

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarrow25.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,592BBrandon Central18.5% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned3,395BBrandon East30.4% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,843CChedburgh & 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.