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Sudbury North East · Babergh

Sudbury North East: your neighbourhood

Sudbury North East electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 29% here, compared with 13% across Babergh (16.2 percentage points higher).

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: 17.4% here, compared with 29.5% across Babergh (12.1 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 65 or over: 16.8% here, compared with 26.6% across Babergh (9.8 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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

16.8%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

529 out of 3,153.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

171 out of 3,150.

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People counted in the census

3,150

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,150 out of 3,150.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

430 out of 2,466.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

60.6%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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

794 out of 1,311.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.4%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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

294 out of 1,311.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.4%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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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 2,462.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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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

1,404 out of 2,462.

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

5.9%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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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

145 out of 2,462.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

617 out of 2,466.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

238 out of 1,309.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.4%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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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

477 out of 2,462.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

29%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

386 out of 1,309.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Sudbury North East

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

112 out of 2,462.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Sudbury North East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

232 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 198 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Sudbury North East 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: 20 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 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 · Sudbury North East
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024202
October 2024176
November 2024100
December 2024170
January 2025142
February 2025172
March 2025245
April 2025143
May 2025133
June 2025211
July 2025111
August 2025200
September 2025152
October 2025150
November 2025211
December 2025121
January 2026264
February 2026200
March 2026193
April 202691
May 2026312
June 2026294
July 202695
August 2026265
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sudbury North East
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime139
criminal damage arson33
vehicle crime14
other theft12
public order11
drugs8
other crime6
possession of weapons3
shoplifting3
burglary1
theft from the person1
robbery1
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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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 →