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Electoral wardE05012798

Southgate ward, West Suffolk

Southgate is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,066 residents in 1,831 households — 1,135 people per km², the 20th 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 Hardwick division.

Residents, 20214,066council ward average 4,203
Households1,8312.22 residents per household
Density1,135/ km²about 3.58 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+29.4%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 138
5–94.3% · 174
10–156.9% · 279
16–193.5% · 142
20–244.5% · 184
25–3412.4% · 506
35–4916.4% · 667
50–6419.2% · 779
65–7415.1% · 613
75–8410.7% · 434
85+3.7% · 149

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.1% · 332
1 car or van45.3% · 830
2 cars or vans27.3% · 499
3 or more9.3% · 170
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.8% · 892
With mortgage23.3% · 426
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented14.9% · 272
Private rented12.9% · 236
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house35.9% · 658
Semi-detached house15.7% · 288
Terraced house28.1% · 514
Purpose-built flat17.9% · 328
Converted house0.5% · 9
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 9
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 23
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012798
County division
Hardwick
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
18 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Bury St Edmunds

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% owned2,884RRougham25.4% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned2,450SSt 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.