Smiths Place, East Suffolk, Suffolk

Smiths Place is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Smiths Place is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Smiths Place is located in the Kesgrave ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.061155, 1.251511
Grid Ref TM229452
Suburb Kesgrave
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP5 2YR, IP5 7YR

House Prices

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

Crime in Smiths Place, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Smiths Place during July 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 Smiths Place and compared that to the average for the Kesgrave ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Smiths Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kesgrave ward

Social economic statistics for Smiths Place

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 Smiths Place is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Smiths Place 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 Smiths Place experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Smiths Place are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Smiths Place involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Smiths Place 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 Smiths Place 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 Smiths Place, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Smiths Place are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Smiths Place

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

Unemployment in Smiths Place

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.
3.79% of Smiths Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Smiths Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Smiths Place. The proportion of retirees on Smiths Place is 0.02% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.62% of Smiths Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Smiths Place

The proportion of home owners on Smiths Place is 16.29% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.39% of properties in Smiths Place are private rented and 1.32% are social rented.
78.29% of residents of Smiths Place own their home

Country of Birth of Smiths Place residents

The proportion if Smiths Place residents born in the UK is 8.88% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.47% of Smiths Place residents were born outside the UK.
91.53% of Smiths Place residents were born in the UK

Smiths Place Summary

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

Smiths Place 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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