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The Rows ward, West Suffolk

The Rows is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,439 residents in 3,036 households — 132 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Row Heath division.

Residents, 20217,439council ward average 4,203
Households3,0362.45 residents per household
Density132/ km²about 56.27 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+12.9%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 22.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–48.9% · 661
5–97.1% · 528
10–156.1% · 456
16–194.4% · 326
20–2410.5% · 784
25–3418.1% · 1,343
35–4916.7% · 1,240
50–6415.4% · 1,142
65–747.9% · 591
75–843.8% · 280
85+1.2% · 88

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.0% · 244
1 car or van39.7% · 1,204
2 cars or vans37.8% · 1,149
3 or more14.5% · 439
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright27.9% · 846
With mortgage22.6% · 685
Shared ownership4.1% · 125
Social rented10.1% · 306
Private rented35.3% · 1,072

Type of home

Detached house52.8% · 1,604
Semi-detached house29.9% · 909
Terraced house7.6% · 230
Purpose-built flat3.0% · 91
Converted house0.8% · 25
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile5.5% · 167
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.