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Capel St Mary · Babergh

Capel St Mary: your neighbourhood

Capel St Mary electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 6% here, compared with 15% across Babergh (8.5 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 13% across Babergh (7.8 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 34.5% here, compared with 29.5% across Babergh (5 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

31%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

963 out of 3,107.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

108 out of 3,108.

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People counted in the census

3,107

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,107 out of 3,107.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.5%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

895 out of 2,596.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.7%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

566 out of 1,327.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.7%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

129 out of 1,327.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.6%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,137 out of 2,605.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,437 out of 2,605.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

38 out of 2,605.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

365 out of 2,596.

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Homes rented privately

6%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

84 out of 1,326.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.3%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

946 out of 2,605.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

72 out of 1,326.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.2%

21 March 2021 · Capel St Mary

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

31 out of 2,605.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Capel St Mary ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

103 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 75 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Capel St Mary ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 4 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Capel St Mary
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 202440
November 202450
December 202450
January 2025110
February 202520
March 2025132
April 202555
May 202542
June 202571
July 202520
August 202560
September 202530
October 202560
November 202571
December 2025100
January 202671
February 2026100
March 202681
April 2026162
May 202662
June 202680
July 2026183
August 202640
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Capel St Mary
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime49
other theft18
burglary8
criminal damage arson8
public order7
vehicle crime6
drugs4
shoplifting2
other crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Babergh →