Is Baker’s Lane in Mid Suffolk a nice place to live?

Baker's Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Baker's Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Baker's Lane is located in the Mendlesham ward of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.261377, 1.146838
Grid Ref TM148672
Suburb Thorndon
Constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcodes IP23 7LT

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Baker's Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Baker's Lane, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Baker's Lane 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 Baker's Lane and compared that to the average for the Mendlesham ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Baker's Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Mendlesham ward

Social economic statistics for Baker's Lane

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 Baker's Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Baker's Lane 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 Baker's Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Baker's Lane are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Baker's Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Baker's Lane 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 Baker's Lane 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 Baker's Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Baker's Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Baker's Lane

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Baker's Lane.

Unemployment in Baker's Lane

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 Baker's Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Baker's Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Baker's Lane. The proportion of retirees on Baker's Lane is 18.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.31% of Baker's Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Baker's Lane

The proportion of home owners on Baker's Lane is 25.26% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.19% of properties in Baker's Lane are private rented and 2.55% are social rented.
87.26% of residents of Baker's Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Baker's Lane residents

The proportion if Baker's Lane residents born in the UK is 13.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.27% of Baker's Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.73% of Baker's Lane residents were born in the UK

Baker's Lane Summary

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

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