Westgate Ward is a ward in the central Area of

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, England. It returns three

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s to

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. It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 006 by the

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. It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.

Ward profile, 2008

Westgate Ward is located to the north western of Ipswich town centre. In 2005 it had a population of a little over 8,400. At that time a relatively high proportion of the residents were adults living alone

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