Is Blood Hill in Mid Suffolk a nice place to live?

Blood Hill is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Blood Hill is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Blood Hill is located in the Blakenham ward of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.092292, 1.028884
Grid Ref TM075481
Suburb Somersham
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP8 4PT

House Prices

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

Crime in Blood Hill, Suffolk

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blood Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blakenham ward

Social economic statistics for Blood Hill

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 Blood Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blood Hill 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 Blood Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blood Hill are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blood Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blood Hill 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 Blood Hill 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 Blood Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blood Hill are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Blood Hill

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

Unemployment in Blood Hill

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.
2.85% of Blood Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blood Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blood Hill. The proportion of retirees on Blood Hill is 12.1% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.7% of Blood Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blood Hill

The proportion of home owners on Blood Hill is 5.88% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.09% of properties in Blood Hill are private rented and 21.21% are social rented.
67.88% of residents of Blood Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Blood Hill residents

The proportion if Blood Hill residents born in the UK is 14.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.41% of Blood Hill residents were born outside the UK.
97.59% of Blood Hill residents were born in the UK

Blood Hill Summary

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

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