Electoral wardE05012789
Minden ward, West Suffolk
Minden is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,733 residents in 2,656 households — 2,786 people per km², the 9th 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 Tower division.
Residents, 20215,733council ward average 4,203
Households2,6562.16 residents per household
Density2,786/ km²about 2.06 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+25.0%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.0% · 402
5–95.4% · 312
10–156.3% · 363
16–193.7% · 214
20–244.5% · 259
25–3410.9% · 624
35–4916.8% · 964
50–6420.2% · 1,160
65–7412.3% · 707
75–849.1% · 520
85+3.6% · 207
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.0% · 611
1 car or van43.2% · 1,147
2 cars or vans26.8% · 711
3 or more7.1% · 188
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.3% · 1,072
With mortgage22.1% · 586
Shared ownership0.8% · 20
Social rented22.2% · 591
Private rented14.6% · 388
Type of home
Detached house23.9% · 636
Semi-detached house32.7% · 868
Terraced house32.6% · 867
Purpose-built flat9.2% · 245
Converted house0.9% · 23
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012789- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Tower
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 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% owned2,697EEastgate30.7% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned2,551IIxworth26.8% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned2,297MMoreton 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.