Westgate
Ipswich · East of England · population 9,969 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode IP1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,003 of 6,856 in England
- #713 of 746 in East of England
- #16 of 16 in Ipswich
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 18% · Process & plant 14% · Professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 18% |
| Process & plant | 14% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 41% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 34%
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
Westgate is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,003 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 16 in Ipswich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (44) and lowest on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £179,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 100 sales), 24% below the wider Ipswich median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,030 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 154 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above 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 | £179,000 | 100 | -5.0% | +8.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 19 | -10.8% | +14.6% |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 67 | -3.0% | +6.1% |
| Flat | £135,500 | 10 | +10.6% | +35.5% |
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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 ?
- #4,641 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 #5,936 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 581 |
| Theft | 509 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 57 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 122 |
| Public order & weapons | 122 |
| Drugs | 59 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Other | 33 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 105 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.
- ScotswoodNewcastle upon Tyne12£161,500
- New RossingtonDoncaster12£150,000
- Ellesmere Port Town & RossmoreCheshire West and Chester12£136,000
- Crook North & Tow LawCounty Durham12£105,000
- Limehouse North & Stepney EastTower Hamlets12£450,000
- Bethnal Green North EastTower Hamlets12£460,000