Stowmarket West

Mid Suffolk · East of England · population 6,274 · 4 LSOAs

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

25Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,126 of 6,856 in England
  • #658 of 746 in East of England
  • #12 of 12 in Mid Suffolk
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,164
Median age (est.)47
Density2,922per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above20%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 26%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 31%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Stowmarket West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,126 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 12 in Mid Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Education (18). Typical homes here sold for about £243,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 81 sales), 22% below the wider Mid Suffolk median of £311,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,587 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 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 28 · #4,927
Employment 18 · #5,619
Education 18 · #5,626
Health 22 · #5,324
Crime 24 · #5,208
Housing & access 48 · #3,549
Living environment 94 · #409

House prices ?

£243,000median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£243,00081+5.4%+8.0%
Detached£336,50026+12.2%+22.1%
Semi-detached£246,25028-1.5%+9.4%
Terraced£206,75022+1.5%+18.1%
Flat£85,0005-36.1%
This area£243,000
Mid Suffolk£311,000
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)£35,587±£5,088 · #4,854 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,587
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

48Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 469 offences
Mid Suffolk39
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,814 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences268
Theft42
Burglary8
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons36
Drugs28
Robbery6
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 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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