Is Ipswich Road in Babergh a nice place to live?

Ipswich Road is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Ipswich Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Ipswich Road is located in the Brantham ward of the Babergh district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 51.969469, 1.076053
Grid Ref TM113345
Suburb Brantham
Constituency South Suffolk

House Prices

The average house price in Ipswich Road is 100% higher than the rest of Babergh. The last sale we have on record is LATTINFORD Ipswich Road, that sold for £175,000. The average house price in Babergh is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ipswich Road

Date No. Type Price
28/07/2023 LATTINFORD Terrace £175,000
01/12/2022 REDROOFS Detached £400,000
11/11/2022 LUCERNE Detached £640,000
09/09/2022 RED HOUSE BARN Detached £550,000
29/07/2022 TIMBERS Detached £570,000
25/05/2022 THE COMPASSES INN £467,000
29/03/2022 JASMINE COTTAGE Detached £422,500
08/03/2022 THE HIDEAWAY Detached £610,000
25/01/2022 SHRUBLAND Detached £340,000
17/12/2021 1 Detached £385,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Ipswich Road, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Ipswich Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Ipswich Road and compared that to the average for the Brantham ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ipswich Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brantham ward

Social economic statistics for Ipswich Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Ipswich Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ipswich Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Ipswich Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ipswich Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ipswich Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ipswich Road are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Ipswich Road are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Ipswich Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ipswich Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ipswich Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Ipswich Road.

Unemployment in Ipswich Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.09% of Ipswich Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ipswich Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ipswich Road. The proportion of retirees on Ipswich Road is 15.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.18% of Ipswich Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ipswich Road

The proportion of home owners on Ipswich Road is 21.72% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.98% of properties in Ipswich Road are private rented and 9.3% are social rented.
83.72% of residents of Ipswich Road own their home

Country of Birth of Ipswich Road residents

The proportion if Ipswich Road residents born in the UK is 13.22% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.13% of Ipswich Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.87% of Ipswich Road residents were born in the UK

Ipswich Road Summary

With house prices in Ipswich Road more than the average for Suffolk and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Ipswich Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ipswich Road maybe difficult.

Ipswich Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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