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Electoral wardE05012803

Westgate ward, West Suffolk

Westgate is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,214 residents in 2,396 households — 2,961 people per km², the 14th 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 Hardwick and Tower divisions.

Residents, 20215,214council ward average 4,203
Households2,3962.18 residents per household
Density2,961/ km²about 1.76 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+31.7%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 13.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 191
5–94.8% · 249
10–155.5% · 285
16–193.5% · 181
20–244.7% · 243
25–3410.4% · 541
35–4916.5% · 860
50–6419.4% · 1,009
65–7414.6% · 761
75–8412.7% · 662
85+4.4% · 231

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.4% · 368
1 car or van46.4% · 1,111
2 cars or vans28.9% · 691
3 or more9.4% · 225
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.1% · 1,224
With mortgage24.8% · 595
Shared ownership0.8% · 20
Social rented7.5% · 180
Private rented15.8% · 378

Type of home

Detached house34.4% · 823
Semi-detached house38.2% · 915
Terraced house18.0% · 430
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 209
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012803
County division
Hardwick, Tower
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
4 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% owned4,149TTollgate17.4% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned6,129

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.