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Electoral wardE05012794

Pakenham & Troston ward, West Suffolk

Pakenham & Troston is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,884 residents in 1,071 households — 65 people per km², the 29th 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 Thingoe North division.

Residents, 20212,884council ward average 4,203
Households1,0712.69 residents per household
Density65/ km²about 44.37 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+18.1%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 144
5–95.1% · 147
10–154.6% · 133
16–194.7% · 134
20–2410.5% · 302
25–3419.2% · 553
35–4916.2% · 466
50–6416.7% · 480
65–7410.4% · 300
75–846.2% · 179
85+1.5% · 43

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.1% · 65
1 car or van41.2% · 441
2 cars or vans37.3% · 400
3 or more15.4% · 165
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.4% · 379
With mortgage18.5% · 198
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented8.7% · 93
Private rented37.2% · 398
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house37.9% · 406
Semi-detached house35.2% · 377
Terraced house23.2% · 248
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.4% · 4
Other conversion0.6% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 19
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012794
County division
Thingoe North
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
36 of 43

Parishes in the ward

AmptonGreat LivermereHoningtonLittle LivermerePakenhamTimworthTroston

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% owned5,733MMoreton Hall14.5% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned7,689RRougham25.4% 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 v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.