Sherwood Fields, East Suffolk, Suffolk

Sherwood Fields is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Sherwood Fields is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Sherwood Fields is located in the Kesgrave ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.061909, 1.239163
Grid Ref TM221453
Suburb Kesgrave
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP5 2YL, IP5 7YL

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Sherwood Fields in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Sherwood Fields, Suffolk

There were 1 street crime incidents in Sherwood Fields in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Suffolk Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Sherwood Fields
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Sherwood Fields and compared that to the average for the Kesgrave ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sherwood Fields, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kesgrave ward

Social economic statistics for Sherwood Fields

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 Sherwood Fields is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sherwood Fields 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 Sherwood Fields experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sherwood Fields 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 Sherwood Fields involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sherwood Fields are in the top 30% 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 Sherwood Fields are in the top 20% 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 Sherwood Fields, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sherwood Fields are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Sherwood Fields

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

Unemployment in Sherwood Fields

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.
3.27% of Sherwood Fields residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sherwood Fields

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sherwood Fields. The proportion of retirees on Sherwood Fields is 0.78% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.82% of Sherwood Fields residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sherwood Fields

The proportion of home owners on Sherwood Fields is 15.04% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.96% of properties in Sherwood Fields are private rented and 0% are social rented.
77.04% of residents of Sherwood Fields own their home

Country of Birth of Sherwood Fields residents

The proportion if Sherwood Fields residents born in the UK is 7.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.36% of Sherwood Fields residents were born outside the UK.
90.64% of Sherwood Fields residents were born in the UK

Sherwood Fields Summary

Sherwood Fields has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sherwood Fields maybe difficult.

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