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Electoral wardE05012805

Withersfield ward, West Suffolk

Withersfield is one of 43 electoral wards of West Suffolk Council, in Suffolk (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,159 residents in 915 households — 37 people per km², the 43rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Suffolk constituency; for county elections it is in the Clare division.

Residents, 20212,159council ward average 4,203
Households9152.36 residents per household
Density37/ km²about 57.88 km² · West Suffolk 167
Aged 65+22.3%West Suffolk: 20.8% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 111
5–94.9% · 106
10–155.6% · 120
16–192.8% · 61
20–244.6% · 100
25–3412.7% · 273
35–4916.5% · 355
50–6425.5% · 549
65–7412.4% · 267
75–848.3% · 178
85+1.7% · 37

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.2% · 57
1 car or van32.7% · 299
2 cars or vans37.6% · 344
3 or more23.5% · 215
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.3% · 322
With mortgage33.5% · 306
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented5.7% · 52
Private rented25.2% · 230
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house50.2% · 459
Semi-detached house33.4% · 306
Terraced house13.4% · 123
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 19
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012805
County division
Clare
Constituency
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
41 of 43

Parishes in the ward

CowlingeGreat BradleyGreat ThurlowGreat WrattingLittle BradleyLittle ThurlowLittle WrattingWithersfield

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.