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

Mason's Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Mason's Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Mason's Lane is located in the Elmswell & Woolpit ward of the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.225648, 0.88801
Grid Ref TL973625
Suburb Woolpit
Constituency Bury St Edmunds
Postcodes IP30 9QW

House Prices

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

Crime in Mason's Lane, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Mason'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 Mason's Lane and compared that to the average for the Elmswell & Woolpit ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mason's Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Elmswell & Woolpit ward

Social economic statistics for Mason'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 Mason's Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mason'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 Mason's Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mason's Lane 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 Mason's Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mason's Lane are in the top 40% 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 Mason'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 Mason's Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mason's Lane are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mason's Lane

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

Unemployment in Mason'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.
1.43% of Mason's Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mason's Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mason's Lane. The proportion of retirees on Mason's Lane is 32.83% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
51.43% of Mason's Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mason's Lane

The proportion of home owners on Mason's Lane is 19.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.03% of properties in Mason's Lane are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
81.15% of residents of Mason's Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Mason's Lane residents

The proportion if Mason's Lane residents born in the UK is 10.21% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.14% of Mason's Lane residents were born outside the UK.
92.86% of Mason's Lane residents were born in the UK

Mason's Lane Summary

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

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