Electoral wardE05012782
Ixworth ward, West Suffolk
Ixworth is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,297 residents in 982 households — 168 people per km², the 41st 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 Blackbourn division.
Residents, 20212,297council ward average 4,203
Households9822.34 residents per household
Density168/ km²about 13.63 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+26.8%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 102
5–95.4% · 125
10–157.1% · 164
16–194.2% · 97
20–244.6% · 106
25–349.3% · 214
35–4915.4% · 353
50–6422.6% · 518
65–7412.1% · 278
75–8410.0% · 229
85+4.7% · 108
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.6% · 124
1 car or van36.9% · 362
2 cars or vans33.6% · 330
3 or more16.9% · 166
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright45.6% · 447
With mortgage26.9% · 264
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented16.0% · 157
Private rented10.8% · 106
Lives rent free0.3% · 3
Type of home
Detached house59.4% · 583
Semi-detached house21.4% · 210
Terraced house13.7% · 135
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 49
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012782- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Blackbourn
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 43
Parishes in the ward
IxworthIxworth Thorpe
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% owned2,697EEastgate30.7% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned2,551MMinden25.0% 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
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.