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Electoral wardE05012804

Whepstead & Wickhambrook ward, West Suffolk

Whepstead & Wickhambrook is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,463 residents in 1,085 households — 47 people per km², the 38th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Thingoe South and Clare divisions.

Residents, 20212,463council ward average 4,203
Households1,0852.27 residents per household
Density47/ km²about 52.63 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+32.3%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 88
5–94.5% · 111
10–155.9% · 145
16–193.2% · 78
20–243.6% · 89
25–346.3% · 155
35–4915.3% · 377
50–6425.4% · 626
65–7417.6% · 433
75–8411.0% · 271
85+3.7% · 91

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.7% · 73
1 car or van31.4% · 341
2 cars or vans39.0% · 423
3 or more22.9% · 248
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.2% · 545
With mortgage28.0% · 304
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented10.7% · 116
Private rented10.6% · 115
Lives rent free0.3% · 3

Type of home

Detached house66.5% · 721
Semi-detached house27.7% · 300
Terraced house4.7% · 51
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 3
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012804
County division
Thingoe South, Clare
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
39 of 43

Parishes in the ward

BrockleyDenstonHawkedonStansfieldWhepsteadWickhambrook

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarrow25.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,592BBrandon Central18.5% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned3,395BBrandon East30.4% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,843BBrandon West25.4% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned3,196CChedburgh & Chevington26.7% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned2,672CClare, Hundon & Kedington26.6% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned9,156EExning20.4% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned2,318HHaverhill Central17.7% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned3,107HHaverhill East15.3% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned4,291HHaverhill North17.1% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned4,652HHaverhill South16.0% aged 65+ · 45.0% owned6,457HHaverhill South East23.1% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned2,485HHaverhill West14.4% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned5,863HHorringer28.6% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned2,527

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.