Whitehouse

Ipswich · East of England · population 9,164 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,256 of 6,856 in England
  • #666 of 746 in East of England
  • #9 of 16 in Ipswich
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,101
Median age (est.)36
Density3,497per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above19%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 25%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 12% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades12%
Professional12%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 4%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 38% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Whitehouse is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,256 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 16 in Ipswich. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Education (12). Typical homes here sold for about £210,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 91 sales), 11% below the wider Ipswich median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,915 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 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.

Income 25 · #5,153
Employment 24 · #5,235
Education 12 · #6,010
Health 24 · #5,228
Crime 35 · #4,433
Housing & access 38 · #4,214
Living environment 54 · #3,151

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · -2.3% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00091-2.3%+13.5%
Detached£281,0006+9.1%-12.5%
Semi-detached£241,00036+1.0%+18.3%
Terraced£200,00038+6.2%+6.5%
Flat£140,00011+2.9%+6.8%
This area£210,000
Ipswich£235,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,915±£5,348 · #4,071 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,961
Price-to-income ?5.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 788 offences
Ipswich93
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,377 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences338
Theft255
Burglary14
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons53
Drugs12
Robbery6
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 39 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 →

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