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Electoral wardE05012792

Newmarket North ward, West Suffolk

Newmarket North is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,677 residents in 2,659 households — 1,507 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Newmarket and Red Lodge division.

Residents, 20215,677council ward average 4,203
Households2,6592.14 residents per household
Density1,507/ km²about 3.77 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+15.5%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 306
5–95.4% · 309
10–155.8% · 329
16–193.6% · 202
20–244.8% · 271
25–3418.5% · 1,051
35–4922.4% · 1,274
50–6418.6% · 1,056
65–748.6% · 490
75–845.2% · 296
85+1.6% · 93

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.6% · 416
1 car or van47.2% · 1,254
2 cars or vans29.6% · 786
3 or more7.6% · 203
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright24.2% · 643
With mortgage27.9% · 743
Shared ownership1.1% · 29
Social rented14.6% · 389
Private rented32.1% · 854
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house20.8% · 552
Semi-detached house28.2% · 749
Terraced house36.1% · 959
Purpose-built flat13.2% · 352
Converted house0.8% · 21
Other conversion0.7% · 19
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012792
County division
Newmarket and Red Lodge
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
16 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.