City Profile • Local Authority
Ipswich
Ipswich is a local authority district comprising 4 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £240k, reflecting a downward trend of 2.7% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 89 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
139,247
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
4 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Ipswich authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English74.7%
White: Other White8.5%
White and Black Caribbean2.2%
Any other ethnic group1.9%
African1.8%
Indian1.7%
Age Profile
30-34 years7.7%
35-39 years7.3%
25-29 years7.1%
40-44 years6.7%
50-54 years6.6%
5-9 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional16.9%
Elementary occupations13.1%
Associate professional11.8%
Caring and leisure10.6%
Skilled trades10.2%
Sales and customer service9.5%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright28.3%
Owned: Mortgage27.2%
Private rented: Landlord21.2%
Social rented: Council12.8%
Social rented: Other8.0%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
family3/10
health9/10
safety4/10
homeown2/10
transit10/10
affluence4/10
diversity9/10
employment5/10
investment2/10