Rushmere
Ipswich · East of England · population 8,394 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode IP4
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,049 of 6,856 in England
- #418 of 746 in East of England
- #5 of 16 in Ipswich
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 44% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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
Rushmere is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,049 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 16 in Ipswich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (78) and lowest on Health (44). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 95 sales), 26% above the wider Ipswich median of £235,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,905 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £41,717 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 43 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 | £295,000 | 95 | +2.8% | +22.0% |
| Detached | £355,000 | 13 | +6.8% | +10.9% |
| Semi-detached | £296,000 | 65 | +2.1% | +18.5% |
| Terraced | £208,000 | 17 | -8.6% | +7.5% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #1,905 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 #1,506 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 192 |
| Theft | 59 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 31 |
| Public order & weapons | 30 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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
- Holywells53
- Whitton27
- Belstead Hills26
- Whitehouse23
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- GillinghamDorset56£270,000
- Bordon CampEast Hampshire56£320,000
- Knaresborough CentralNorth Yorkshire56£262,000
- UlverstonWestmorland and Furness56£220,000
- Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North StainleyNorth Yorkshire56£452,500
- LordswoodMedway55£300,000