Electoral wardE05012799
Stanton ward, West Suffolk
Stanton is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,916 residents in 1,354 households — 178 people per km², the 28th 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 Blackbourn division.
Residents, 20212,916council ward average 4,203
Households1,3542.15 residents per household
Density178/ km²about 16.34 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+29.8%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 151
5–96.2% · 182
10–155.3% · 155
16–193.4% · 99
20–244.2% · 123
25–3410.6% · 309
35–4914.7% · 428
50–6420.6% · 601
65–7415.0% · 438
75–8410.8% · 315
85+4.0% · 116
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.1% · 178
1 car or van45.0% · 609
2 cars or vans29.3% · 397
3 or more12.6% · 170
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Suffolk overall: 60.2% owned, 16.2% social rented, 22.4% private rented.
Owned outright47.3% · 641
With mortgage24.6% · 333
Shared ownership1.1% · 15
Social rented9.7% · 131
Private rented17.2% · 233
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.4% · 520
Semi-detached house34.3% · 464
Terraced house12.6% · 170
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 43
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile10.9% · 147
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012799- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- County council
- Suffolk County Council
- County division
- Blackbourn
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 43
Parishes in the ward
Stanton
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% owned4,066SSt Olaves14.1% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned5,222TThe 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 v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.