Priory Heath
Ipswich · East of England · population 9,574 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,352 of 6,856 in England
- #673 of 746 in East of England
- #12 of 16 in Ipswich
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 15% · Professional 14% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 15% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 48% · Christian 37% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 17%
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
Priory Heath is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,352 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 16 in Ipswich. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (80) but weak on Education (8). Typical homes here sold for about £242,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 94 sales), in line with the wider Ipswich median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,454 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to 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 | £242,000 | 94 | +0.2% | +13.9% |
| Detached | £304,500 | 17 | -6.3% | -18.8% |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 35 | +1.4% | +12.6% |
| Terraced | £230,000 | 27 | -2.1% | +9.5% |
| Flat | £150,000 | 15 | +1.7% | +12.8% |
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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 ?
- #3,944 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 #4,433 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 313 |
| Theft | 205 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 91 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 78 |
| Public order & weapons | 77 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other | 29 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 64 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
- Christchurch Park69
- California67
- Rushmere56
- Holywells53
- Whitton27
- Belstead Hills26
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Wednesfield North EastWolverhampton22£215,000
- Efford, Laira & CrabtreePlymouth22£203,000
- Honicknowle & ManadonPlymouth22£187,500
- Barnes ParkSunderland22£142,000
- South Bermondsey WestSouthwark22£375,000
- Leytonstone South WestWaltham Forest22£535,000