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Electoral wardE05012793

Newmarket West ward, West Suffolk

Newmarket West is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,716 residents in 2,725 households — 650 people per km², the 10th 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 division.

Residents, 20215,716council ward average 4,203
Households2,7252.1 residents per household
Density650/ km²about 8.79 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+20.6%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 289
5–95.6% · 320
10–155.8% · 332
16–193.1% · 180
20–245.4% · 306
25–3416.3% · 934
35–4919.6% · 1,119
50–6418.6% · 1,061
65–749.9% · 564
75–846.8% · 388
85+3.9% · 224

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.1% · 574
1 car or van45.2% · 1,231
2 cars or vans26.3% · 717
3 or more7.4% · 202
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.6% · 806
With mortgage22.5% · 613
Shared ownership0.5% · 14
Social rented17.2% · 470
Private rented30.1% · 820
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house21.8% · 593
Semi-detached house28.3% · 772
Terraced house19.6% · 534
Purpose-built flat24.9% · 679
Converted house2.9% · 79
Other conversion1.4% · 39
Above shop / office1.0% · 28
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012793
County division
Exning and Newmarket
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
20 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.