Electoral wardE05012795
Risby ward, West Suffolk
Risby is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,116 residents in 1,217 households — 33 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Row Heath and Thingoe North divisions.
Residents, 20213,116council ward average 4,203
Households1,2172.56 residents per household
Density33/ km²about 93.29 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+27.0%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 120
5–94.8% · 150
10–158.2% · 257
16–195.3% · 165
20–243.7% · 115
25–348.0% · 249
35–4917.3% · 539
50–6421.8% · 679
65–7414.1% · 438
75–849.6% · 299
85+3.4% · 105
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.5% · 79
1 car or van32.2% · 391
2 cars or vans41.2% · 501
3 or more20.1% · 245
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright43.7% · 532
With mortgage28.6% · 348
Shared ownership0.7% · 9
Social rented9.9% · 120
Private rented16.9% · 206
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house50.0% · 607
Semi-detached house38.3% · 464
Terraced house9.2% · 111
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 10
Converted house0.7% · 8
Other conversion0.6% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012795- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Row Heath, Thingoe North
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 43 of 43
Parishes in the ward
CulfordFlemptonHengraveIcklinghamInghamLackfordRisbyWest StowWordwell
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
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.