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Electoral wardE05012800

The Fornhams & Great Barton ward, West Suffolk

The Fornhams & Great Barton is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,149 residents in 1,866 households — 156 people per km², the 19th 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 North division.

Residents, 20214,149council ward average 4,203
Households1,8662.22 residents per household
Density156/ km²about 26.63 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+36.0%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.7% · 112
5–94.6% · 192
10–155.8% · 240
16–193.0% · 125
20–243.2% · 132
25–346.4% · 264
35–4917.3% · 716
50–6421.1% · 873
65–7417.3% · 716
75–8412.8% · 531
85+5.9% · 246

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.7% · 256
1 car or van33.0% · 616
2 cars or vans37.4% · 697
3 or more15.9% · 296
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.4% · 960
With mortgage24.3% · 454
Shared ownership1.2% · 23
Social rented8.6% · 161
Private rented14.4% · 269
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house69.2% · 1,292
Semi-detached house19.3% · 360
Terraced house6.6% · 123
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 71
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.6% · 12
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012800
County division
Thingoe North
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
26 of 43

Parishes in the ward

Fornham All SaintsFornham St. GenevieveFornham St. MartinGreat Barton

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% owned5,222SStanton29.8% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,916TTollgate17.4% 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.