Bury St Edmunds West
West Suffolk · East of England · population 8,757 · 6 LSOAs
Part of Bury St Edmunds · Postcode IP29 · IP33
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,438 of 6,856 in England
- #328 of 746 in East of England
- #7 of 21 in West Suffolk
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 0%
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
Bury St Edmunds West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,438 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 21 in West Suffolk. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (85) and lowest on Education (42). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 133 sales), in line with the wider West Suffolk median of £289,972. Typical household take-home income is around £39,763 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 | £285,000 | 133 | +2.7% | +11.8% |
| Detached | £398,750 | 32 | +3.3% | +18.9% |
| Semi-detached | £291,250 | 54 | +7.9% | +15.2% |
| Terraced | £238,500 | 37 | -5.7% | +10.9% |
| Flat | £173,500 | 10 | — | — |
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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 ?
- #1,237 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 #1,837 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 186 |
| Theft | 84 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 44 |
| Public order & weapons | 36 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 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 West Suffolk
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- AlcesterStratford-on-Avon64£282,000
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- Cadley & CollegePreston64£255,500
- Tettenhall NorthWolverhampton64£255,000
- Herne & BroomfieldCanterbury64£320,000
- Little VeniceWestminster64£870,000