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Electoral wardE05012772

Eastgate ward, West Suffolk

Eastgate is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,551 residents in 1,377 households — 1,148 people per km², the 35th 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 Eastgate and Moreton Hall division.

Residents, 20212,551council ward average 4,203
Households1,3771.85 residents per household
Density1,148/ km²about 2.22 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+30.7%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 12.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 123
5–93.6% · 91
10–154.1% · 104
16–191.6% · 40
20–244.0% · 101
25–3417.3% · 442
35–4915.6% · 398
50–6418.4% · 468
65–749.6% · 246
75–8411.9% · 304
85+9.1% · 233

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van31.3% · 431
1 car or van48.4% · 668
2 cars or vans16.5% · 228
3 or more3.8% · 52
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.9% · 413
With mortgage15.5% · 214
Shared ownership1.2% · 17
Social rented23.2% · 320
Private rented30.1% · 415
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house4.8% · 66
Semi-detached house12.1% · 166
Terraced house39.7% · 547
Purpose-built flat36.2% · 499
Converted house3.0% · 41
Other conversion2.8% · 39
Above shop / office1.3% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012772
County division
Eastgate and Moreton Hall
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
17 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Bury St Edmunds

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbbeygate25.3% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned4,678BBardwell26.1% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned2,645BBarningham29.6% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,697IIxworth26.8% 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.