Gunton West

East Suffolk · East of England · population 7,920 · 5 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,298 of 6,856 in England
  • #729 of 746 in East of England
  • #28 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,981
Median age (est.)40
Density3,833per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above17%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 37%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure16%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 57% · Christian 37% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Gunton West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,298 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 30 in East Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (81) but weak on Employment (5). Typical homes here sold for about £195,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 87 sales), 33% below the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Typical household take-home income is around £31,994 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 93 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 10 · #6,181
Employment 5 · #6,483
Education 6 · #6,442
Health 11 · #6,099
Crime 13 · #5,982
Housing & access 50 · #3,453
Living environment 81 · #1,328

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · -3.7% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,00087-3.7%+21.9%
Detached£332,50015+27.9%+14.7%
Semi-detached£210,00022+13.2%+31.2%
Terraced£175,75042-9.9%+19.6%
Flat£96,5008
This area£195,000
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)£31,994±£4,601 · #5,954 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,052
Price-to-income ?6.1×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

93 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 737 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,670 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences399
Theft76
Burglary25
Vehicle crime63
Criminal damage & arson87
Public order & weapons46
Drugs16
Robbery5
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 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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