Is The Orchard in Mid Suffolk a nice place to live?

The Orchard is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. The Orchard 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

The Orchard is located in the Battisford & Ringshall ward of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.123161, 0.996057
Grid Ref TM051514
Suburb Ringshall
Constituency Bury St Edmunds
Postcodes IP14 2RS, IP14 3GL, IP14 3LY, IP30 0QH, IP30 0QR

House Prices

The average house price in The Orchard is 100% higher than the rest of Mid Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is RUSSET HOUSE, 6 The Orchard, that sold for £545,000. The average house price in Mid Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Orchard

Date No. Type Price
06/04/2022 RUSSET HOUSE, 6 Detached £545,000
24/08/2021 1 Detached £425,000
04/05/2021 BRAMBLE HOUSE, 7 Detached £502,500
16/10/2020 3 Detached £460,000

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

Crime in The Orchard, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in The Orchard 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 The Orchard and compared that to the average for the Battisford & Ringshall ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Orchard, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Battisford & Ringshall ward

Social economic statistics for The Orchard

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

2021 Census for The Orchard

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

Unemployment in The Orchard

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.
1.67% of The Orchard residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Orchard

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Orchard. The proportion of retirees on The Orchard is 10.16% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.76% of The Orchard residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Orchard

The proportion of home owners on The Orchard is 32.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.84% of properties in The Orchard are private rented and 0% are social rented.
94.16% of residents of The Orchard own their home

Country of Birth of The Orchard residents

The proportion if The Orchard residents born in the UK is 12.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.48% of The Orchard residents were born outside the UK.
95.52% of The Orchard residents were born in the UK

The Orchard Summary

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

The Orchard 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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