Neighbourhoods in Ipswich

East of England · 16 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

38

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#230 of 296 local authorities · 16 neighbourhoods · 139,295 residents

Income37
Employment37
Education26
Health35
Crime38
Housing & access62
Living env.55
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 26% of residentsDecile 3: 38% of residentsDecile 4: 0% of residentsDecile 5: 0% of residentsDecile 6: 12% of residentsDecile 7: 13% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 5% of residentsDecile 10: 5% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Westgate (12) to Broke Hall (92); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Ipswich contains both ends of the scale: Broke Hall at 92 out of 100 (#581 of 6,856 in England) against Westgate at 12, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £179,000 in Westgate to £340,000 in Broke Hall — a 1.9× gap within Ipswich.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,725a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied56%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Ipswich

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +13.8% over 5 years · -2.1% over the year · 1,439 sales
Detached£370,000
Semi-detached£260,750
Terraced£207,250
Flat£132,375
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Broke Hall 58192 £340,000
Castle Hill 1,01385 £285,000
Christchurch Park 2,10969 £278,000
California 2,24067 £238,750
Rushmere 3,04956 £295,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Ipswich

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Christchurch Park41
Broke Hall42
Rushmere43
California57
Stoke Park68

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Christchurch Park£47,134
California£43,417
Broke Hall£42,702
Rushmere£41,717
Castle Hill£41,690

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Westgate5.0×
Holywells5.2×
Maidenhall, Stoke & Port5.3×
California5.5×
Whitehouse5.5×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Ipswich

Postcode districts that overlap Ipswich — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Ipswich Census 2021

Residents139,646
Median age (est.)39
Density3,534per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 21%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 42% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Ipswich.