Felixstowe West

East Suffolk · East of England · population 8,100 · 5 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,386 of 6,856 in England
  • #675 of 746 in East of England
  • #26 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,938
Median age (est.)42
Density1,558per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above17%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 32%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Administrative 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Administrative13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,386 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 30 in East Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (79) but weak on Education (5). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 117 sales), 10% below the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Typical household take-home income is around £34,286 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 24 · #5,242
Employment 20 · #5,489
Education 5 · #6,531
Health 21 · #5,427
Crime 38 · #4,234
Housing & access 60 · #2,767
Living environment 79 · #1,417

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=117
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,000117-5.5%+20.9%
Detached£353,75028-11.6%+24.6%
Semi-detached£261,25052-3.2%+27.4%
Terraced£215,00034-2.3%+14.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£260,000
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)£34,286±£4,892 · #5,249 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,573
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 522 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,169 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences280
Theft95
Burglary9
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons40
Drugs16
Robbery5
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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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