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Electoral wardE05012791

Newmarket East ward, West Suffolk

Newmarket East is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,373 residents in 2,804 households — 2,654 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Exning and Newmarket and Newmarket and Red Lodge divisions.

Residents, 20215,373council ward average 4,203
Households2,8041.92 residents per household
Density2,654/ km²about 2.02 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+15.5%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 275
5–95.0% · 271
10–155.7% · 306
16–194.3% · 231
20–245.8% · 314
25–3418.5% · 993
35–4922.9% · 1,233
50–6417.1% · 919
65–748.2% · 438
75–845.1% · 274
85+2.2% · 119

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.1% · 788
1 car or van46.5% · 1,304
2 cars or vans20.5% · 574
3 or more4.9% · 137
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright22.0% · 618
With mortgage17.7% · 497
Shared ownership2.4% · 68
Social rented26.7% · 749
Private rented31.0% · 868
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house7.1% · 198
Semi-detached house19.4% · 543
Terraced house35.6% · 1,000
Purpose-built flat31.6% · 886
Converted house3.3% · 94
Other conversion1.7% · 48
Above shop / office1.3% · 36
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012791
County division
Exning and Newmarket, Newmarket and Red Lodge
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
10 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Newmarket

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.