Christchurch Park
Ipswich · East of England · population 8,372 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,109 of 6,856 in England
- #280 of 746 in East of England
- #3 of 16 in Ipswich
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 16%
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
Christchurch Park is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,109 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 16 in Ipswich. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (82) but weak on Living environment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £278,000 over the past year, down 14% across five years (from 112 sales), 18% above the wider Ipswich median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,134 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £278,000 | 112 | +1.1% | -14.5% |
| Detached | £575,000 | 39 | +7.5% | +20.4% |
| Semi-detached | £331,500 | 18 | +15.3% | -5.7% |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 33 | -10.3% | +2.8% |
| Flat | £136,000 | 22 | +11.0% | +2.6% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #898 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,365 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 186 |
| Theft | 39 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 |
| Public order & weapons | 23 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 34 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Ipswich
- Broke Hall92
- Castle Hill85
- California67
- Rushmere56
- Holywells53
- Whitton27
- Belstead Hills26
- Whitehouse23
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Hexham & AcombNorthumberland69£280,000
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- Alphington & Marsh BartonExeter69£295,000
- Cawston & Long LawfordRugby69£303,000
- Hailsham Central & EastWealden69£310,000
- Maidenhead CentralWindsor and Maidenhead69£400,000