Electoral wardE05015580
Rougham ward, West Suffolk
Rougham is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,450 residents in 1,025 households — 57 people per km², the 39th 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 South division.
Residents, 20212,450council ward average 4,203
Households1,0252.39 residents per household
Density57/ km²about 42.98 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+25.4%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 102
5–95.0% · 122
10–157.6% · 187
16–194.4% · 107
20–244.5% · 110
25–349.7% · 237
35–4917.8% · 437
50–6421.5% · 526
65–7413.1% · 320
75–849.6% · 236
85+2.7% · 67
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.5% · 77
1 car or van34.2% · 351
2 cars or vans39.3% · 403
3 or more19.0% · 195
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.8% · 419
With mortgage29.7% · 305
Shared ownership0.7% · 7
Social rented13.8% · 142
Private rented14.8% · 152
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house45.7% · 468
Semi-detached house37.5% · 384
Terraced house14.5% · 149
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 4
Converted house0.8% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015580- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Thingoe South
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 37 of 43
Parishes in the ward
Bradfield Combust with StanningfieldBradfield St. ClareBradfield St. GeorgeRushbrooke with Rougham
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% owned7,689PPakenham & Troston18.1% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned2,884SSouthgate29.4% 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
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.