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Neighbourhoods in East Suffolk

East of England · 30 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

52

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#151 of 296 local authorities · 30 neighbourhoods · 247,083 residents

Income57
Employment51
Education40
Health50
Crime70
Housing & access39
Living env.56
Decile 1: 10% of residentsDecile 2: 3% of residentsDecile 3: 3% of residentsDecile 4: 9% of residentsDecile 5: 25% of residentsDecile 6: 12% of residentsDecile 7: 16% of residentsDecile 8: 3% of residentsDecile 9: 10% of residentsDecile 10: 9% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Lowestoft Central (4) to Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton (98); 10% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within East Suffolk: Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton scores 98 out of 100 (#169 of 6,856 nationally) while Lowestoft Central sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 94 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Lowestoft Central to £475,000 in Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield — a 3.4× gap within East Suffolk.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,559a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in East Suffolk

£289,975median home sold over the past year · +11.5% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 3,564 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£262,250
Terraced£215,000
Flat£160,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in East Suffolk

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Felixstowe3 Gunton2 Kesgrave2 Lowestoft2 Oulton2 Pakefield2
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton 16998 £415,000
Kesgrave East & Martlesham 65690 £345,000
Felixstowe East 86987 £352,000
Kesgrave West & Rushmere 95186 £340,000
Oulton Broad West 1,04085 £260,000

Neighbourhood rankings in East Suffolk

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Felixstowe East23
Oulton Broad West23
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield24
Worlingham & Barnby24
Kesgrave West & Rushmere26

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield£49,725
Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton£47,618
Kesgrave East & Martlesham£46,725
Framlingham & Hacheston£43,485
Rendlesham, Orford & Hollesley£43,387

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Lowestoft Central4.5×
Gunton West6.1×
Pakefield South & Kessingland6.3×
Lowestoft Harbour & Kirkley6.4×
Pakefield North6.5×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in East Suffolk

Postcode districts that overlap East Suffolk — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP10 IP11 IP12 IP13 IP15 IP16 IP17 IP18 IP19 IP20 NR31 NR32 NR33 NR34 NR35

People living in East Suffolk Census 2021

Residents246,059
Median age (est.)49
Density195per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 13%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 6%

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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around East Suffolk.

Mid Suffolk Ipswich South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Norwich Broadland