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Electoral wardE05015579

Moreton Hall ward, West Suffolk

Moreton Hall is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,689 residents in 3,272 households — 2,411 people per km², the 3rd 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 and Thingoe South divisions.

Residents, 20217,689council ward average 4,203
Households3,2722.35 residents per household
Density2,411/ km²about 3.19 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+14.5%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 435
5–96.7% · 512
10–158.0% · 614
16–194.1% · 317
20–245.0% · 384
25–3413.2% · 1,017
35–4922.5% · 1,728
50–6420.4% · 1,569
65–748.0% · 614
75–845.0% · 385
85+1.5% · 116

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.2% · 269
1 car or van43.6% · 1,427
2 cars or vans36.7% · 1,201
3 or more11.5% · 377
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.5% · 1,062
With mortgage33.2% · 1,086
Shared ownership2.0% · 64
Social rented6.2% · 203
Private rented26.1% · 854

Type of home

Detached house44.6% · 1,461
Semi-detached house24.5% · 801
Terraced house22.8% · 747
Purpose-built flat7.5% · 246
Converted house0.3% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.1% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015579
County division
Eastgate and Moreton Hall, Thingoe South
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
11 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% owned2,297MMinden25.0% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned5,733PPakenham & 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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.