Homes rented privately
6% to 34.7%
Homes rented privately ranged from 6% in Rushmere St Andrew to 34.7% in Harbour & Normanston — a gap of 28.7 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
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.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 6% | 106 | 1,781 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 9.5% | 334 | 3,524 |
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| Southwold | 11% | 213 | 1,938 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 11.3% | 476 | 4,212 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 12.8% | 608 | 4,752 |
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| Kessingland | 13% | 268 | 2,057 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 13.4% | 575 | 4,305 |
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| Wickham Market | 14% | 309 | 2,215 |
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| Oulton Broad | 14.2% | 822 | 5,789 |
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| Melton | 14.5% | 294 | 2,033 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 14.7% | 494 | 3,365 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 14.8% | 567 | 3,843 |
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| Lothingland | 15.3% | 242 | 1,586 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 15.3% | 276 | 1,808 |
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| Saxmundham | 15.5% | 337 | 2,174 |
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| Framlingham | 15.8% | 601 | 3,811 |
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| Carlton Colville | 16.4% | 659 | 4,020 |
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| Woodbridge | 16.8% | 644 | 3,830 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 17.2% | 1,154 | 6,725 |
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| Kesgrave | 17.2% | 1,038 | 6,047 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 17.2% | 1,000 | 5,805 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 18% | 943 | 5,248 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 18% | 348 | 1,930 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 18.6% | 730 | 3,929 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 20.2% | 1,254 | 6,218 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 21% | 445 | 2,118 |
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| Deben | 22.5% | 460 | 2,047 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 27.5% | 1,745 | 6,343 |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 34.7% | 2,534 | 7,307 |
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People reporting bad or very bad health
2.9% to 8.8%
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Rushmere St Andrew to 8.8% in Kessingland — a gap of 5.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 2.9% | 127 | 4,408 |
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| Melton | 3% | 126 | 4,254 |
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| Kesgrave | 3.5% | 526 | 14,885 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 3.9% | 294 | 7,544 |
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| Framlingham | 4.2% | 371 | 8,909 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 4.2% | 350 | 8,359 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 4.3% | 212 | 4,947 |
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| Carlton Colville | 4.4% | 425 | 9,677 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 4.7% | 451 | 9,684 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 4.7% | 186 | 3,932 |
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| Southwold | 4.9% | 188 | 3,842 |
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| Deben | 5.1% | 294 | 5,750 |
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| Wickham Market | 5.3% | 265 | 4,974 |
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| Saxmundham | 5.5% | 261 | 4,778 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 5.6% | 725 | 12,983 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 5.6% | 485 | 8,655 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 5.7% | 239 | 4,204 |
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| Woodbridge | 5.8% | 453 | 7,874 |
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| Oulton Broad | 5.8% | 746 | 12,890 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 5.8% | 850 | 14,589 |
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| Lothingland | 5.9% | 208 | 3,524 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 6% | 730 | 12,090 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 6.5% | 735 | 11,350 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 6.6% | 530 | 8,076 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 7.4% | 794 | 10,696 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 7.7% | 745 | 9,716 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 7.8% | 1,043 | 13,312 |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 8.6% | 1,365 | 15,904 |
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| Kessingland | 8.8% | 372 | 4,242 |
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People aged 65 or over
16.7% to 41.9%
People aged 65 or over ranged from 16.7% in Harbour & Normanston to 41.9% in Southwold — a gap of 25.2 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 16.7% | 2,663 | 15,907 |
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| Kesgrave | 19.4% | 2,888 | 14,885 |
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| Carlton Colville | 21.1% | 2,042 | 9,677 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 21.2% | 2,411 | 11,350 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 21.9% | 1,085 | 4,947 |
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| Saxmundham | 22.9% | 1,093 | 4,779 |
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| Deben | 23.4% | 1,347 | 5,751 |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 25.4% | 1,119 | 4,402 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 26.9% | 2,602 | 9,681 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 27.4% | 3,652 | 13,312 |
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| Melton | 27.5% | 1,167 | 4,244 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 27.8% | 2,699 | 9,715 |
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| Framlingham | 28.2% | 2,512 | 8,909 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 28.5% | 2,379 | 8,358 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 28.7% | 3,068 | 10,695 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 29.1% | 4,241 | 14,588 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 29.1% | 2,196 | 7,545 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 29.3% | 2,532 | 8,655 |
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| Oulton Broad | 29.7% | 3,825 | 12,891 |
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| Wickham Market | 30.4% | 1,515 | 4,976 |
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| Lothingland | 31% | 1,093 | 3,521 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 32.6% | 1,282 | 3,930 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 33.7% | 1,417 | 4,200 |
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| Woodbridge | 34% | 2,682 | 7,897 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 34.1% | 4,122 | 12,079 |
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| Kessingland | 34.2% | 1,452 | 4,242 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 34.9% | 2,815 | 8,076 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 36.8% | 4,772 | 12,981 |
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| Southwold | 41.9% | 1,612 | 3,843 |
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications
11.9% to 25.8%
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.9% in Melton to 25.8% in Harbour & Normanston — a gap of 13.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Melton | 11.9% | 428 | 3,591 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 13.8% | 554 | 4,013 |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 14% | 521 | 3,716 |
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| Kesgrave | 14.2% | 1,681 | 11,852 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 14.4% | 1,024 | 7,088 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 14.5% | 933 | 6,431 |
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| Framlingham | 14.8% | 1,098 | 7,442 |
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| Woodbridge | 14.8% | 1,001 | 6,779 |
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| Deben | 14.8% | 730 | 4,942 |
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| Carlton Colville | 17.1% | 1,348 | 7,869 |
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| Wickham Market | 17.2% | 721 | 4,202 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 17.3% | 634 | 3,665 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 17.6% | 1,444 | 8,215 |
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| Saxmundham | 18.1% | 691 | 3,814 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 18.4% | 631 | 3,422 |
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| Southwold | 18.8% | 633 | 3,376 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 18.8% | 2,136 | 11,365 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 20.1% | 2,109 | 10,514 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 20.5% | 1,503 | 7,343 |
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| Lothingland | 20.6% | 630 | 3,065 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 20.6% | 2,536 | 12,303 |
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| Oulton Broad | 21.3% | 2,326 | 10,895 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 21.4% | 1,481 | 6,921 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 22.2% | 2,081 | 9,369 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 24.4% | 2,748 | 11,262 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 25% | 2,239 | 8,961 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 25.4% | 2,052 | 8,064 |
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| Kessingland | 25.8% | 955 | 3,702 |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 25.8% | 3,238 | 12,548 |
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
16.8% to 40.2%
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 16.8% in Harbour & Normanston to 40.2% in Melton — a gap of 23.4 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 16.8% | 2,103 | 12,548 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 18.1% | 1,618 | 8,961 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 18.8% | 1,760 | 9,369 |
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| Kessingland | 19.4% | 718 | 3,702 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 20.4% | 1,643 | 8,064 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 20.8% | 2,342 | 11,262 |
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| Oulton Broad | 22% | 2,398 | 10,895 |
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| Carlton Colville | 22.5% | 1,768 | 7,869 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 24.7% | 3,033 | 12,303 |
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| Lothingland | 26.2% | 804 | 3,065 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 27.6% | 2,269 | 8,215 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 27.9% | 1,933 | 6,921 |
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| Saxmundham | 28.2% | 1,075 | 3,814 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 28.6% | 3,006 | 10,514 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 29.3% | 2,152 | 7,343 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 30.5% | 3,461 | 11,365 |
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| Deben | 30.9% | 1,525 | 4,942 |
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| Kesgrave | 32% | 3,789 | 11,852 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 32.6% | 1,194 | 3,665 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 32.6% | 1,117 | 3,422 |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 33.4% | 1,240 | 3,716 |
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| Southwold | 33.8% | 1,142 | 3,376 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 35% | 1,406 | 4,013 |
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| Wickham Market | 35.2% | 1,481 | 4,202 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 36.6% | 2,354 | 6,431 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 37.6% | 2,667 | 7,088 |
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| Framlingham | 38% | 2,825 | 7,442 |
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| Woodbridge | 40% | 2,709 | 6,779 |
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| Melton | 40.2% | 1,442 | 3,591 |
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
9.9% to 30.2%
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9.9% in Rushmere St Andrew to 30.2% in Harbour & Normanston — a gap of 20.3 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 9.9% | 176 | 1,781 |
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| Framlingham | 11.1% | 424 | 3,812 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 11.5% | 404 | 3,524 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 11.5% | 389 | 3,377 |
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| Kesgrave | 11.9% | 721 | 6,043 |
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| Melton | 11.9% | 243 | 2,034 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 12.2% | 259 | 2,119 |
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| Deben | 12.8% | 262 | 2,048 |
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| Woodbridge | 13.6% | 522 | 3,827 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 13.7% | 265 | 1,928 |
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| Carlton Colville | 14% | 562 | 4,020 |
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| Wickham Market | 14.6% | 324 | 2,215 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 14.8% | 268 | 1,809 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 14.8% | 639 | 4,310 |
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| Southwold | 14.9% | 289 | 1,938 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 15.3% | 951 | 6,218 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 16.3% | 640 | 3,930 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 16.6% | 959 | 5,777 |
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| Lothingland | 17.1% | 271 | 1,586 |
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| Oulton Broad | 17.8% | 1,032 | 5,788 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 18.2% | 700 | 3,844 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 18.7% | 1,258 | 6,723 |
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| Saxmundham | 19.3% | 420 | 2,174 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 22.1% | 1,158 | 5,248 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 22.8% | 1,082 | 4,752 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 24.3% | 1,025 | 4,210 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 24.6% | 1,559 | 6,343 |
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| Kessingland | 25.5% | 525 | 2,060 |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 30.2% | 2,204 | 7,306 |
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Homes rented from a council or housing association
1% to 24.6%
Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1% in Rushmere St Andrew to 24.6% in Western Felixstowe — a gap of 23.6 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.
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.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Rushmere St Andrew | 1% | 18 | 1,781 |
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| Martlesham & Purdis Farm | 4.2% | 140 | 3,365 |
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| Carlton Colville | 5.1% | 206 | 4,020 |
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| Kesgrave | 5.9% | 357 | 6,047 |
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| Lothingland | 7.4% | 118 | 1,586 |
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| Eastern Felixstowe | 8.3% | 518 | 6,218 |
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| Rendlesham & Orford | 8.4% | 177 | 2,118 |
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| Deben | 8.6% | 176 | 2,047 |
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| Orwell & Villages | 8.8% | 379 | 4,305 |
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| Oulton Broad | 8.8% | 510 | 5,789 |
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| Carlford & Fynn Valley | 9.5% | 334 | 3,524 |
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| Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton | 9.9% | 191 | 1,930 |
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| Kirkley & Pakefield | 12.3% | 779 | 6,343 |
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| Framlingham | 12.5% | 478 | 3,811 |
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| Bungay & Wainford | 12.8% | 502 | 3,929 |
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| Melton | 14% | 284 | 2,033 |
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| Kelsale & Yoxford | 14.2% | 256 | 1,808 |
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| Beccles & Worlingham | 14.3% | 961 | 6,725 |
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| Halesworth & Blything | 14.4% | 555 | 3,843 |
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| Woodbridge | 15.1% | 577 | 3,830 |
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| Kessingland | 15.5% | 319 | 2,057 |
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| Aldeburgh & Leiston | 15.9% | 922 | 5,805 |
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| Southwold | 16% | 311 | 1,938 |
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| Wickham Market | 16.4% | 363 | 2,215 |
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| Carlton & Whitton | 16.5% | 784 | 4,752 |
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| Gunton & St Margarets | 21.1% | 888 | 4,212 |
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| Harbour & Normanston | 21.4% | 1,563 | 7,307 |
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| Saxmundham | 24.4% | 531 | 2,174 |
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| Western Felixstowe | 24.6% | 1,293 | 5,248 |
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