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Electoral wardE05012779

Haverhill West ward, West Suffolk

Haverhill West is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,863 residents in 2,357 households — 2,400 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Haverhill Cangle division.

Residents, 20215,863council ward average 4,203
Households2,3572.49 residents per household
Density2,400/ km²about 2.44 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+14.4%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 312
5–96.3% · 367
10–157.9% · 463
16–194.8% · 284
20–244.9% · 290
25–3413.6% · 797
35–4921.4% · 1,255
50–6421.4% · 1,254
65–747.6% · 446
75–845.1% · 299
85+1.7% · 98

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.4% · 246
1 car or van38.3% · 903
2 cars or vans36.5% · 860
3 or more14.7% · 347
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.5% · 696
With mortgage40.2% · 947
Shared ownership0.6% · 15
Social rented12.1% · 286
Private rented17.5% · 413

Type of home

Detached house38.9% · 917
Semi-detached house21.6% · 510
Terraced house34.2% · 805
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 118
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012779
County division
Haverhill Cangle
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
12 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Haverhill

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% owned2,843BBrandon 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% owned2,485HHorringer28.6% 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.