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Electoral wardE05012797

St Olaves ward, West Suffolk

St Olaves is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,222 residents in 2,180 households — 2,869 people per km², the 13th 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 Tower division.

Residents, 20215,222council ward average 4,203
Households2,1802.4 residents per household
Density2,869/ km²about 1.82 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+14.1%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 359
5–96.5% · 337
10–157.2% · 376
16–194.2% · 217
20–246.2% · 326
25–3416.4% · 854
35–4920.6% · 1,078
50–6417.9% · 937
65–746.9% · 360
75–845.4% · 281
85+1.9% · 97

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.0% · 437
1 car or van43.0% · 938
2 cars or vans29.7% · 648
3 or more7.2% · 157
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright21.7% · 474
With mortgage29.2% · 637
Shared ownership2.3% · 51
Social rented34.0% · 742
Private rented12.5% · 272
Lives rent free0.2% · 4

Type of home

Detached house11.1% · 243
Semi-detached house28.3% · 618
Terraced house47.3% · 1,032
Purpose-built flat12.6% · 275
Converted house0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012797
County division
Tower
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
5 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% owned2,450SSouthgate29.4% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned4,066SStanton29.8% 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.