Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham

Babergh · East of England · population 9,111 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,739 of 6,856 in England
  • #232 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 11 in Babergh
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,630
Median age (est.)45
Density176per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above29%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,739 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 11 in Babergh. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (80) and lowest on Housing & access (36). Typical homes here sold for about £298,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 129 sales), 10% below the wider Babergh median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,523 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 77 · #1,554
Employment 77 · #1,582
Education 49 · #3,494
Health 80 · #1,362
Crime 69 · #2,109
Housing & access 36 · #4,399
Living environment 58 · #2,857

House prices ?

£298,000median (12m) · +8.2% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£298,000129+8.2%+6.4%
Detached£390,00054+11.4%+13.9%
Semi-detached£290,00039+5.3%+9.0%
Terraced£205,50032-2.1%+9.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£298,000
Babergh£330,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,523±£5,894 · #2,996 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,081
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 387 offences
Babergh41
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,471 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences166
Theft87
Burglary17
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons43
Drugs9
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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