Felixstowe East

East Suffolk · East of England · population 8,163 · 5 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #869 of 6,856 in England
  • #101 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,235
Median age (est.)59
Density1,252per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 7%25–44 14%45–64 27%65+ 40%

Tenure

Own outright: 61%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 61%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 5%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 5%Other: 27%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 5%Other 27%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Other 0%

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.

In summary

Felixstowe East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #869 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 30 in East Suffolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (98) and lowest on Education (55). Typical homes here sold for about £352,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 151 sales), 21% above the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Typical household take-home income is around £42,200 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 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 90 · #704
Employment 85 · #1,040
Education 55 · #3,103
Health 62 · #2,576
Crime 98 · #149
Housing & access 61 · #2,685
Living environment 76 · #1,664

House prices ?

£352,000median (12m) · -4.5% yr · n=151
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£352,000151-4.5%+11.5%
Detached£425,000770.0%+11.1%
Semi-detached£308,00034-6.2%+6.7%
Terraced£255,00025-19.0%-11.7%
Flat£166,00015-8.0%-7.0%
This area£352,000
East Suffolk£289,975
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)£42,200±£6,079 · #2,788 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,708
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 185 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #87 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences80
Theft44
Burglary9
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons14
Drugs1
Robbery0
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 28 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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