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Electoral wardE05012802

Tollgate ward, West Suffolk

Tollgate is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,129 residents in 2,924 households — 2,990 people per km², the 7th 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, 20216,129council ward average 4,203
Households2,9242.1 residents per household
Density2,990/ km²about 2.05 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+17.4%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 320
5–95.6% · 341
10–157.0% · 427
16–194.7% · 285
20–246.5% · 396
25–3416.5% · 1,009
35–4918.9% · 1,160
50–6418.3% · 1,122
65–749.1% · 560
75–845.8% · 358
85+2.5% · 151

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.4% · 684
1 car or van46.6% · 1,364
2 cars or vans23.5% · 686
3 or more6.5% · 190
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright24.6% · 718
With mortgage22.3% · 652
Shared ownership1.9% · 55
Social rented28.8% · 843
Private rented22.2% · 650
Lives rent free0.2% · 6

Type of home

Detached house10.7% · 314
Semi-detached house25.8% · 756
Terraced house26.2% · 766
Purpose-built flat33.9% · 991
Converted house2.0% · 58
Other conversion1.0% · 28
Above shop / office0.4% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012802
County division
Tower
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
2 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% owned4,066SSt Olaves14.1% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned5,222SStanton29.8% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,916TThe Fornhams & Great Barton36.0% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned4,149WWestgate31.7% 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.