# People and census in West Suffolk The north east of the East of England. 189,407 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,035 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for West Suffolk, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## What is the population of West Suffolk? West Suffolk had 179,948 usual residents at the census. West Suffolk is the 132nd most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population West Suffolk: **179,948** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. West Suffolk had 179,948 usual residents at the census. West Suffolk is the 132nd most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-population ## Population estimate West Suffolk: **189,407** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. West Suffolk’s population was an estimated 189,407 in mid-2025. The population rose 0.6% in the year to mid-2025. West Suffolk is 129th most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 West Suffolk: **62.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 62.6% of residents in West Suffolk were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In East of England the figure is 62.8%. - Against East of England: About the same (62.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over West Suffolk: **20.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.8% of residents in West Suffolk were aged 65 or over at the census. In East of England the figure is 19.6%. - Against East of England: 6% higher (19.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 West Suffolk: **16.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.7% of residents in West Suffolk were aged under 15 at the census. In East of England the figure is 17.6%. - Against East of England: 5% lower (17.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK West Suffolk: **17.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.0% of residents in West Suffolk were born outside the UK. In East of England the figure is 14.9%. - Against East of England: 14% higher (14.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability West Suffolk: **16.3%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.3% of residents in West Suffolk had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In East of England the figure is 16.6%. - Against East of England: 2% lower (16.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health West Suffolk: **83.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 83.2% of residents in West Suffolk said their health was good or very good. In East of England the figure is 82.9%. - Against East of England: About the same (82.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-good-health ## Households West Suffolk: **78,746** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. West Suffolk had 78,746 households at the census. West Suffolk is 122nd highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van West Suffolk: **14.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 14.9% of households in West Suffolk had no car or van at the census. In East of England the figure is 16.8%. - Against East of England: 11% lower (16.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes West Suffolk: **61.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 61.4% of households in West Suffolk owned their home at the census. In East of England the figure is 66.2%. - Against East of England: 7% lower (66.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density West Suffolk: **174 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. West Suffolk had 174 people per square kilometre at the census. In East of England the figure is 331 per km². - Against East of England: 47% lower (331 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes West Suffolk: **22.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 22.4% of households in West Suffolk rented privately at the census. In East of England the figure is 18.2%. - Against East of England: 23% higher (18.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes West Suffolk: **16.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.2% of households in West Suffolk rented from a council or housing association at the census. In East of England the figure is 15.5%. - Against East of England: 5% higher (15.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications West Suffolk: **28.5%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 28.5% of residents aged 16 and over in West Suffolk had a degree-level qualification at the census. In East of England the figure is 31.6%. - Against East of England: 10% lower (31.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh West Suffolk: **2.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.6% of residents in West Suffolk identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In East of England the figure is 6.4%. - Against East of England: 59% lower (6.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African West Suffolk: **1.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.6% of residents in West Suffolk identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In East of England the figure is 2.9%. - Against East of England: 45% lower (2.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups West Suffolk: **2.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.7% of residents in West Suffolk identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In East of England the figure is 2.8%. - Against East of England: 4% lower (2.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group West Suffolk: **1.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.3% of residents in West Suffolk identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In East of England the figure is 1.4%. - Against East of England: 7% lower (1.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups West Suffolk: **91.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 91.8% of residents in West Suffolk identified with a White ethnic group. In East of England the figure is 86.5%. - Against East of England: 6% higher (86.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian West Suffolk: **48.4%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 48.4% of residents in West Suffolk said they were Christian. In East of England the figure is 46.6%. - Against East of England: 4% higher (46.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion West Suffolk: **42.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 42.6% of residents in West Suffolk said they had no religion. In East of England the figure is 40.2%. - Against East of England: 6% higher (40.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home West Suffolk: **23.5%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 23.5% of working residents in West Suffolk worked mainly from home in March 2021. In East of England the figure is 31.9%. - Against East of England: 26% lower (31.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change West Suffolk: **0.6%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. West Suffolk’s estimated population changed by 0.6% in the year to mid-2025. - Against East of England: 14% lower (0.7%) - Against the UK: twice (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E07000245) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000245/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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