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Electoral wardE05012784

Lakenheath ward, West Suffolk

Lakenheath is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,435 residents in 3,632 households — 96 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Row Heath and Brandon divisions.

Residents, 20219,435council ward average 4,203
Households3,6322.6 residents per household
Density96/ km²about 98.49 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+13.3%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.4% · 702
5–97.4% · 697
10–156.9% · 647
16–194.0% · 382
20–2412.9% · 1,219
25–3418.2% · 1,714
35–4917.0% · 1,601
50–6412.9% · 1,216
65–746.9% · 653
75–844.7% · 442
85+1.7% · 161

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.4% · 270
1 car or van39.6% · 1,439
2 cars or vans39.8% · 1,447
3 or more13.1% · 476
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.4% · 924
With mortgage23.3% · 847
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented9.3% · 336
Private rented41.6% · 1,512
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house48.3% · 1,756
Semi-detached house29.1% · 1,058
Terraced house17.2% · 625
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 138
Converted house0.6% · 20
Other conversion0.4% · 16
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012784
County division
Row Heath, Brandon
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
31 of 43

Parishes in the ward

ElvedenEriswellLakenheath

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% owned2,485HHaverhill West14.4% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned5,863HHorringer28.6% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned2,527

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.