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Homes rented privately

9.4% to 41.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.4% in Barningham to 41.6% in Lakenheath — a gap of 32.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Barningham	9.4%	108	1,153
Horringer	10.5%	111	1,056
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	10.6%	115	1,085
Ixworth	10.8%	106	981
Haverhill South East	11.4%	116	1,019
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	11.7%	409	3,493
St Olaves	12.5%	272	2,180
Barrow	12.6%	140	1,107
Southgate	12.9%	236	1,829
Haverhill North	13.4%	257	1,916
The Fornhams & Great Barton	14.4%	269	1,868
Minden	14.6%	388	2,657
Rougham	15%	154	1,025
Chedburgh & Chevington	15.3%	180	1,178
Haverhill South	15.4%	399	2,596
Westgate	15.8%	378	2,397
Risby	16.9%	206	1,217
Manor	17.1%	210	1,229
Stanton	17.2%	233	1,354
Kentford & Moulton	17.4%	223	1,280
Haverhill West	17.5%	413	2,357
Bardwell	17.7%	203	1,145
Brandon East	18.2%	245	1,348
Exning	18.8%	194	1,034
Mildenhall Great Heath	19%	267	1,408
Haverhill East	19.9%	337	1,695
Tollgate	22.2%	650	2,924
Brandon West	22.8%	332	1,458
Brandon Central	24%	380	1,583
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	24.5%	356	1,451
Withersfield	25.2%	230	913
Moreton Hall	25.4%	877	3,453
Haverhill Central	26.8%	394	1,470
Eastgate	30.1%	415	1,380
Newmarket West	30.1%	820	2,725
Newmarket East	31%	868	2,803
Iceni	31.5%	869	2,755
Newmarket North	32.1%	854	2,659
The Rows	35.3%	1,072	3,034
Pakenham & Troston	37.2%	398	1,071
Mildenhall Queensway	37.4%	445	1,190
Abbeygate	37.4%	992	2,649
Lakenheath	41.6%	1,512	3,632

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.3% to 8.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.3% in Moreton Hall to 8.2% in Brandon West — a gap of 5.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Moreton Hall	2.3%	187	8,167
Iceni	2.4%	154	6,550
Lakenheath	2.9%	271	9,432
Manor	3%	86	2,894
Pakenham & Troston	3.1%	89	2,884
Newmarket North	3.2%	180	5,677
Withersfield	3.2%	69	2,157
The Rows	3.4%	250	7,439
Risby	3.5%	109	3,115
Haverhill North	3.5%	164	4,652
Chedburgh & Chevington	3.6%	95	2,672
Exning	3.7%	85	2,316
Newmarket East	3.8%	206	5,373
Kentford & Moulton	3.9%	113	2,929
Newmarket West	3.9%	221	5,716
Haverhill West	4%	232	5,863
Rougham	4%	98	2,446
Bardwell	4%	106	2,644
Westgate	4%	210	5,214
Haverhill South East	4.1%	102	2,487
Barningham	4.3%	115	2,697
Horringer	4.3%	109	2,527
Barrow	4.3%	112	2,593
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	4.4%	108	2,463
Southgate	4.5%	181	4,066
The Fornhams & Great Barton	4.6%	190	4,150
St Olaves	4.6%	240	5,225
Haverhill Central	4.6%	143	3,107
Tollgate	4.7%	289	6,129
Minden	5%	284	5,730
Ixworth	5%	114	2,296
Mildenhall Queensway	5%	111	2,217
Abbeygate	5.1%	238	4,678
Haverhill South	5.4%	351	6,457
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	5.5%	506	9,156
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	5.8%	185	3,193
Haverhill East	6%	258	4,293
Stanton	6%	176	2,917
Mildenhall Great Heath	6.3%	216	3,438
Brandon East	6.5%	185	2,844
Brandon Central	7.1%	241	3,395
Eastgate	7.8%	198	2,550
Brandon West	8.2%	263	3,196

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People aged 65 or over

6.7% to 36%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 6.7% in Iceni to 36% in The Fornhams & Great Barton — a gap of 29.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Iceni	6.7%	435	6,540
The Rows	12.9%	959	7,439
Lakenheath	13.3%	1,256	9,434
Moreton Hall	13.9%	1,136	8,165
St Olaves	14.1%	738	5,222
Haverhill West	14.4%	843	5,865
Haverhill East	15.3%	658	4,293
Newmarket East	15.5%	831	5,373
Newmarket North	15.5%	879	5,677
Haverhill South	16%	1,031	6,457
Mildenhall Great Heath	17%	583	3,433
Haverhill North	17.1%	794	4,652
Tollgate	17.4%	1,069	6,129
Haverhill Central	17.7%	551	3,107
Pakenham & Troston	18.1%	522	2,881
Brandon Central	18.5%	629	3,393
Manor	20.3%	587	2,885
Exning	20.4%	474	2,319
Newmarket West	20.6%	1,176	5,717
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	22.2%	710	3,194
Withersfield	22.3%	482	2,157
Mildenhall Queensway	23%	509	2,217
Haverhill South East	23.1%	573	2,485
Minden	25%	1,434	5,732
Abbeygate	25.3%	1,182	4,678
Kentford & Moulton	25.4%	744	2,930
Brandon West	25.4%	813	3,196
Barrow	25.6%	663	2,594
Rougham	25.6%	629	2,458
Bardwell	26.1%	690	2,644
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	26.6%	2,433	9,156
Chedburgh & Chevington	26.7%	714	2,673
Ixworth	26.8%	615	2,294
Risby	27%	842	3,116
Horringer	28.6%	723	2,526
Southgate	29.4%	1,196	4,065
Barningham	29.6%	797	2,695
Stanton	29.8%	869	2,917
Brandon East	30.4%	865	2,844
Eastgate	30.7%	783	2,550
Westgate	31.7%	1,654	5,213
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	32.3%	795	2,464
The Fornhams & Great Barton	36%	1,493	4,147

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.7% to 33.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.7% in Moreton Hall to 33.9% in Lakenheath — a gap of 22.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Moreton Hall	11.7%	753	6,452
Pakenham & Troston	12.6%	310	2,455
Withersfield	15%	274	1,822
Chedburgh & Chevington	15.2%	346	2,281
Kentford & Moulton	15.3%	375	2,458
Horringer	15.6%	328	2,105
Southgate	16.1%	558	3,475
Bardwell	16.1%	358	2,221
Barrow	16.3%	344	2,108
Haverhill West	16.6%	783	4,721
Exning	16.6%	314	1,890
The Fornhams & Great Barton	17.7%	639	3,603
Abbeygate	17.8%	754	4,239
Haverhill North	17.8%	666	3,742
Ixworth	17.9%	342	1,906
Manor	18.1%	435	2,408
Rougham	18.1%	369	2,037
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	18.1%	384	2,119
Risby	18.2%	470	2,589
Iceni	18.3%	902	4,937
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	18.6%	1,482	7,962
Barningham	18.7%	433	2,318
Minden	18.9%	878	4,653
Westgate	18.9%	847	4,488
Newmarket North	19.2%	908	4,732
Newmarket East	19.6%	886	4,521
Tollgate	20.3%	1,023	5,040
Eastgate	21.5%	481	2,233
Newmarket West	21.7%	1,036	4,776
Haverhill South East	21.8%	447	2,048
St Olaves	23%	954	4,149
Stanton	23.6%	573	2,428
Haverhill Central	23.6%	609	2,580
Brandon Central	26.3%	714	2,711
Haverhill South	26.6%	1,318	4,954
Mildenhall Great Heath	27.1%	726	2,681
Haverhill East	27.1%	901	3,326
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	27.7%	737	2,656
The Rows	29%	1,678	5,794
Brandon East	29.2%	722	2,476
Brandon West	30.3%	817	2,697
Mildenhall Queensway	32.9%	635	1,929
Lakenheath	33.9%	2,505	7,389

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16.9% to 40.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 16.9% in Haverhill South to 40.3% in Abbeygate — a gap of 23.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Haverhill South	16.9%	838	4,954
Brandon Central	18.6%	503	2,711
Brandon East	18.7%	462	2,476
Brandon West	18.7%	505	2,697
Haverhill East	18.8%	625	3,326
Mildenhall Great Heath	18.8%	504	2,681
Haverhill South East	20.8%	425	2,048
Haverhill Central	21.5%	555	2,580
Mildenhall Queensway	21.8%	420	1,929
Stanton	22.1%	536	2,428
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	22.7%	604	2,656
Lakenheath	22.9%	1,693	7,389
St Olaves	23.4%	969	4,149
The Rows	24.9%	1,441	5,794
Haverhill North	26.5%	990	3,742
Haverhill West	26.7%	1,259	4,721
Newmarket West	27%	1,290	4,776
Newmarket North	27.4%	1,297	4,732
Barningham	28.6%	664	2,318
Pakenham & Troston	28.9%	709	2,455
Rougham	29.1%	592	2,037
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	29.1%	2,316	7,962
Ixworth	29.2%	556	1,906
Newmarket East	29.6%	1,338	4,521
Tollgate	30%	1,514	5,040
Iceni	31.4%	1,548	4,937
Westgate	31.7%	1,422	4,488
Bardwell	32.1%	713	2,221
Minden	32.3%	1,503	4,653
The Fornhams & Great Barton	33.7%	1,216	3,603
Barrow	34.1%	719	2,108
Horringer	34.5%	726	2,105
Manor	34.6%	832	2,408
Risby	34.6%	896	2,589
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	34.8%	738	2,119
Exning	35%	661	1,890
Southgate	35.4%	1,231	3,475
Chedburgh & Chevington	35.8%	817	2,281
Eastgate	37%	826	2,233
Withersfield	37%	674	1,822
Moreton Hall	38.1%	2,455	6,452
Kentford & Moulton	38.3%	942	2,458
Abbeygate	40.3%	1,710	4,239

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.4% to 24.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.4% in Moreton Hall to 24.5% in Haverhill East — a gap of 16.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Moreton Hall	8.4%	289	3,442
Kentford & Moulton	8.8%	113	1,281
Iceni	9%	248	2,750
Withersfield	9.2%	84	915
Pakenham & Troston	10.7%	115	1,071
Chedburgh & Chevington	10.8%	127	1,181
Manor	12.1%	148	1,227
Risby	12.1%	147	1,218
Bardwell	12.1%	138	1,143
Lakenheath	12.1%	441	3,634
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	12.2%	132	1,083
Exning	12.3%	127	1,035
The Fornhams & Great Barton	12.3%	229	1,866
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	12.3%	429	3,489
Horringer	12.4%	131	1,056
Barningham	12.7%	147	1,154
The Rows	12.8%	388	3,035
Haverhill West	12.8%	302	2,356
Newmarket North	12.9%	343	2,659
Barrow	13.2%	146	1,107
Westgate	13.4%	321	2,396
Haverhill North	13.8%	265	1,915
Rougham	13.9%	142	1,024
Southgate	14%	257	1,832
Newmarket West	14.1%	385	2,725
Ixworth	14.2%	139	981
Newmarket East	14.7%	411	2,804
Abbeygate	14.7%	389	2,649
Mildenhall Queensway	14.7%	175	1,190
Haverhill South East	16.4%	166	1,015
Haverhill Central	17%	249	1,467
Eastgate	17.1%	236	1,379
Tollgate	17.7%	518	2,924
Stanton	18.2%	246	1,355
Brandon East	19.1%	258	1,349
Minden	19.5%	519	2,657
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	19.8%	287	1,452
St Olaves	20.6%	450	2,180
Brandon West	21.2%	310	1,463
Brandon Central	22.4%	354	1,583
Mildenhall Great Heath	22.4%	316	1,410
Haverhill South	23.4%	607	2,596
Haverhill East	24.5%	415	1,697

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3% to 39%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3% in Brandon East to 39% in Haverhill South — a gap of 36 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 43 of 43 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brandon East	3%	40	1,348
Withersfield	5.7%	52	913
Moreton Hall	6.8%	236	3,453
Westgate	7.5%	180	2,397
The Fornhams & Great Barton	8.6%	161	1,868
Pakenham & Troston	8.7%	93	1,071
Haverhill South East	8.9%	91	1,019
Lakenheath	9.3%	336	3,632
Stanton	9.7%	131	1,354
Horringer	9.8%	103	1,056
Chedburgh & Chevington	9.8%	116	1,178
Risby	9.9%	120	1,217
The Rows	10.1%	306	3,034
Manor	10.2%	125	1,229
Mildenhall Queensway	10.4%	124	1,190
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	10.7%	116	1,085
Haverhill North	11.6%	223	1,916
Barningham	12.1%	139	1,153
Haverhill West	12.1%	286	2,357
Kentford & Moulton	12.3%	157	1,280
Bardwell	12.6%	144	1,145
Iceni	13.1%	362	2,755
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	13.2%	460	3,493
Rougham	13.8%	141	1,025
Newmarket North	14.6%	389	2,659
Southgate	14.9%	272	1,829
Barrow	15.4%	171	1,107
Ixworth	16%	157	981
Brandon West	16.3%	238	1,458
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	17.2%	249	1,451
Newmarket West	17.2%	470	2,725
Exning	18.6%	192	1,034
Abbeygate	18.9%	500	2,649
Haverhill Central	19.3%	283	1,470
Minden	22.2%	591	2,657
Eastgate	23.2%	320	1,380
Brandon Central	24.2%	383	1,583
Newmarket East	26.7%	749	2,803
Haverhill East	28.8%	488	1,695
Tollgate	28.8%	843	2,924
Mildenhall Great Heath	31.3%	441	1,408
St Olaves	34%	742	2,180
Haverhill South	39%	1,012	2,596

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43 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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