Is Chesterfield Drive in Ipswich a nice place to live?

Chesterfield Drive is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Chesterfield Drive has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Chesterfield Drive is located in the Castle Hill ward of the Ipswich district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.079136, 1.128945
Grid Ref TM145469
Suburb Castle Hill
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP1 6DL, IP1 6DN, IP1 6DP, IP1 6DW, IP1 6DZ

House Prices

The average house price in Chesterfield Drive is 1.46% lower than the rest of Ipswich. The last sale we have on record is 68 Chesterfield Drive, that sold for £320,000. The average house price in Ipswich is £238,005 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Chesterfield Drive

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 68 Detached £320,000
31/03/2022 101 Semi £267,000
02/06/2021 52 Semi £243,950
31/03/2021 114 Semi £220,000
17/02/2021 41 Flat £122,000
09/02/2021 133 Semi £222,000
05/11/2020 50 Semi £212,000
28/08/2020 6 Semi £218,000
07/08/2020 101 Semi £202,000
01/07/2020 105 Semi £236,000

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

Crime in Chesterfield Drive, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Chesterfield Drive 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 Chesterfield Drive and compared that to the average for the Castle Hill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Chesterfield Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Castle Hill ward

Social economic statistics for Chesterfield Drive

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 Chesterfield Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Chesterfield Drive 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 Chesterfield Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Chesterfield Drive are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Chesterfield Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Chesterfield Drive are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Chesterfield Drive are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Chesterfield Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Chesterfield Drive are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Chesterfield Drive

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

Unemployment in Chesterfield Drive

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.
0% of Chesterfield Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chesterfield Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chesterfield Drive. The proportion of retirees on Chesterfield Drive is 6.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.8% of Chesterfield Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chesterfield Drive

The proportion of home owners on Chesterfield Drive is 24.21% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.62% of properties in Chesterfield Drive are private rented and 4.31% are social rented.
86.21% of residents of Chesterfield Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Chesterfield Drive residents

The proportion if Chesterfield Drive residents born in the UK is 8.04% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.31% of Chesterfield Drive residents were born outside the UK.
90.69% of Chesterfield Drive residents were born in the UK

Chesterfield Drive Summary

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

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