Kesgrave East & Martlesham

East Suffolk · East of England · population 13,140 · 8 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #656 of 6,856 in England
  • #71 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,091
Median age (est.)45
Density439per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above37%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 5%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · 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

Kesgrave East & Martlesham is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #656 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 30 in East Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (96) but weak on Housing & access (31). Typical homes here sold for about £345,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 185 sales), 19% above the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Typical household take-home income is around £46,725 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 57 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 89 · #725
Employment 92 · #546
Education 79 · #1,410
Health 69 · #2,116
Crime 96 · #265
Housing & access 31 · #4,714
Living environment 95 · #320

House prices ?

£345,000median (12m) · +0.9% yr · n=185
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£345,000185+0.9%+8.2%
Detached£420,00087-5.8%+7.7%
Semi-detached£315,00053+1.2%+21.2%
Terraced£272,50033-2.2%+11.2%
Flat£175,00012-38.9%+17.8%
This area£345,000
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)£46,725±£6,791 · #1,693 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,848
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

83Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

57 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 750 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,647 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences309
Theft133
Burglary13
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons49
Drugs26
Robbery1
Other151

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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