Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham

East Suffolk · East of England · population 5,879 · 3 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,631 of 6,856 in England
  • #488 of 746 in East of England
  • #15 of 30 in East Suffolk
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,845
Median age (est.)57
Density76per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 15%45–64 28%65+ 37%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Managers & directors16%
Professional15%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Other 1%

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

Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,631 of 6,856 in England, and #15 of 30 in East Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (80) but weak on Housing & access (13). Typical homes here sold for about £405,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 93 sales), 40% above the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975. Typical household take-home income is around £38,190 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 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 58 · #2,843
Employment 49 · #3,515
Education 29 · #4,858
Health 66 · #2,342
Crime 80 · #1,362
Housing & access 13 · #5,935
Living environment 30 · #4,769

House prices ?

£405,000median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£405,00093+1.9%-2.4%
Detached£465,00036+6.3%+15.0%
Semi-detached£310,00025-4.6%-13.9%
Terraced£370,50028+13.8%-26.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£405,000
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)£38,190±£5,434 · #3,975 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,403
Price-to-income ?10.6×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 227 offences
East Suffolk51
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,135 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences85
Theft40
Burglary27
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons18
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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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