Whitton
Ipswich · East of England · population 8,319 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode IP1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,009 of 6,856 in England
- #646 of 746 in East of England
- #7 of 16 in Ipswich
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 12% · Professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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
Whitton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,009 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 16 in Ipswich. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (11). Typical homes here sold for about £270,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 55 sales), 15% above the wider Ipswich median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,894 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 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 | £270,000 | 55 | -6.9% | +15.0% |
| Detached | £370,000 | 9 | -6.0% | +5.4% |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 33 | -7.8% | +12.1% |
| Terraced | £240,000 | 11 | -8.6% | +23.1% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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 ?
- #3,780 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 #4,144 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 334 |
| Theft | 170 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 54 |
| Public order & weapons | 48 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 81 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
- Belstead Hills26
- Whitehouse23
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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