For the former administrative county abolished in 1974, see West Suffolk (county).
Non-metropolitan district in England
West Suffolk
Non-metropolitan district
Countryside at Elveden
Coat of arms
West Suffolk district within Suffolk
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Region
East of England
Non-metropolitan county
Suffolk
Status
Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ
Bury St Edmunds
Incorporated
1 April 2019
Government
• Type
Non-metropolitan district council
• Body
West Suffolk Council
Area
• Total
400 sq mi (1,035 km2)
• Rank
24th of 296
Population
(2022)
• Total
182,228
• Rank
114th of 296
• Density
460/sq mi (180/km2)
• Rank
253rd of 296
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
• Ethnic groups
List
91.8% White
2.7% Mixed
2.6% Asian
1.6% Black
1.3% other
Religion (2021)
[1]
• Religion
List
48.4% Christianity
42.6% no religion
8% other
1% Islam
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
West Suffolk District is a local government district in Suffolk, England. It was established in 2019 as a merger of the previous Forest Heath District with the Borough of St Edmundsbury. The council is based in Bury St Edmunds, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Brandon, Clare, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In 2021 it had a population of 180,820.
The neighbouring districts are Mid Suffolk, Babergh, Braintree, South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Breckland.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – West Suffolk Local Authority (E07000245)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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