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Copdock & Washbrook · Babergh

Copdock & Washbrook: your neighbourhood

Copdock & Washbrook electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 15% across Babergh (4.8 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.2% here, compared with 14.1% across Babergh (3.8 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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 no qualifications: 13.9% here, compared with 17.4% across Babergh (3.5 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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

28.7%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

927 out of 3,226.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

94 out of 3,227.

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People counted in the census

3,227

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,227 out of 3,227.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

907 out of 2,751.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.8%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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

581 out of 1,359.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.2%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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

139 out of 1,359.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.1%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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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

1,129 out of 2,745.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.2%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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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

1,569 out of 2,745.

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

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

43 out of 2,745.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.9%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

382 out of 2,751.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

136 out of 1,362.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.4%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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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

835 out of 2,745.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

141 out of 1,362.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Copdock & Washbrook

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

47 out of 2,745.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Copdock & Washbrook ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

112 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 74 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Copdock & Washbrook 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: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Copdock & Washbrook
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202471
October 2024101
November 202470
December 202471
January 202520
February 202550
March 202540
April 202570
May 202580
June 202560
July 202560
August 202552
September 202570
October 202531
November 2025100
December 202560
January 202670
February 202690
March 2026110
April 202681
May 2026181
June 2026101
July 2026124
August 2026110
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Copdock & Washbrook
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime63
other theft12
criminal damage arson11
burglary9
vehicle crime9
public order4
other crime2
drugs1
bicycle theft1
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 →