Is Ditchingham Grove in East Suffolk a nice place to live?

Ditchingham Grove is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Ditchingham Grove is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Ditchingham Grove is located in the Rushmere St Andrew ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.056255, 1.215439
Grid Ref TM205446
Suburb Rushmere St Andrew
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP5 1WE, IP5 1WL, IP5 1WU, IP5 7WE

House Prices

The average house price in Ditchingham Grove is 100% higher than the rest of East Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 20 Ditchingham Grove, that sold for £520,000. The average house price in East Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ditchingham Grove

Date No. Type Price
31/10/2022 20 Detached £520,000
19/08/2022 7 Semi £325,000
19/05/2021 11 Detached £330,000
22/04/2021 2 Detached £425,000
12/04/2021 12 Detached £435,000
17/11/2020 5 Detached £367,500
01/06/2020 19 Detached £340,000

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

Crime in Ditchingham Grove, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Ditchingham Grove 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 Ditchingham Grove and compared that to the average for the Rushmere St Andrew ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ditchingham Grove, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rushmere St Andrew ward

Social economic statistics for Ditchingham Grove

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

2021 Census for Ditchingham Grove

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

Unemployment in Ditchingham Grove

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% of Ditchingham Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ditchingham Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ditchingham Grove. The proportion of retirees on Ditchingham Grove is 0.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18% of Ditchingham Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ditchingham Grove

The proportion of home owners on Ditchingham Grove is 26.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.96% of properties in Ditchingham Grove are private rented and 3.7% are social rented.
88.15% of residents of Ditchingham Grove own their home

Country of Birth of Ditchingham Grove residents

The proportion if Ditchingham Grove residents born in the UK is 15% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.35% of Ditchingham Grove residents were born outside the UK.
97.65% of Ditchingham Grove residents were born in the UK

Ditchingham Grove Summary

With house prices in Ditchingham Grove more than the average for Suffolk and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Ditchingham Grove is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Ditchingham Grove has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ditchingham Grove maybe difficult.

Ditchingham Grove 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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