Normanston & Oulton Broad East

East Suffolk · East of England · population 7,306 · 5 LSOAs

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

30Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,797 of 6,856 in England
  • #633 of 746 in East of England
  • #25 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,290
Median age (est.)46
Density2,420per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above19%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 25%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 13%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 42% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Normanston & Oulton Broad East is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,797 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 30 in East Suffolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (64) and lowest on Employment (20). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 78 sales), 24% below the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Typical household take-home income is around £32,545 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 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 34 · #4,543
Employment 20 · #5,482
Education 22 · #5,379
Health 28 · #4,961
Crime 36 · #4,358
Housing & access 64 · #2,438
Living environment 42 · #3,988

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +2.3% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,00078+2.3%+27.7%
Detached£285,00024-3.4%+23.9%
Semi-detached£215,00032-1.7%+21.5%
Terraced£180,000170.0%+28.6%
Flat£120,0005
This area£220,000
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)£32,545±£4,688 · #5,818 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,105
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 478 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,244 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences239
Theft58
Burglary23
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons40
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 75 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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