Oulton Broad West

East Suffolk · East of England · population 7,436 · 5 LSOAs

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

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,040 of 6,856 in England
  • #133 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,324
Median age (est.)55
Density2,308per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 9%25–44 17%45–64 28%65+ 35%

Tenure

Own outright: 59%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 59%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 2%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 6%Other: 25%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 6%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

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

Oulton Broad West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,040 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 30 in East Suffolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (93) and lowest on Education (60). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 93 sales), 10% below the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #224 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,983 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 84 · #1,095
Employment 68 · #2,185
Education 60 · #2,720
Health 63 · #2,534
Crime 93 · #451
Housing & access 62 · #2,576
Living environment 88 · #828

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · -4.1% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,00093-4.1%+13.0%
Detached£280,00058-6.2%+0.4%
Semi-detached£250,00021+4.2%+25.0%
Terraced£204,00012+7.9%+14.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
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)£36,983±£5,304 · #4,370 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,440
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 172 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #98 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences80
Theft37
Burglary15
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order & weapons11
Drugs2
Robbery0
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 10 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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