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Harbour & Normanston · East Suffolk

Harbour & Normanston: your neighbourhood

Harbour & Normanston electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 35% here, compared with 18% across East Suffolk (17.1 percentage points higher).

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: 30.2% here, compared with 17.6% across East Suffolk (12.5 percentage points higher).

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 65 or over: 16.7% here, compared with 27.8% across East Suffolk (11 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

16.7%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,663 out of 15,907.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

8.6%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

1,365 out of 15,904.

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People counted in the census

15,902

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,902 out of 15,902.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16.8%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,103 out of 12,548.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

66%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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

4,824 out of 7,306.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

30.2%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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

2,204 out of 7,306.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.8%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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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

5,622 out of 12,559.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

50.1%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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

6,298 out of 12,559.

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

9.5%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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

1,198 out of 12,559.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.8%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,238 out of 12,548.

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Homes rented privately

35%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,534 out of 7,307.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.9%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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

2,498 out of 12,559.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

21%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,563 out of 7,307.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Harbour & Normanston

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

639 out of 12,559.

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Crime and safety

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

2,649 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,282 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Harbour & Normanston 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: 212 mapped crimes in September 2024; 217 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 · Harbour & Normanston
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202421228
October 202422718
November 202417811
December 202416918
January 202517215
February 202517612
March 202518924
April 202515724
May 202516915
June 202519819
July 202521823
August 202521744
September 202523846
October 202522736
November 202522122
December 202520521
January 202621830
February 202619527
March 202623122
April 202620426
May 202624542
June 202620729
July 202624132
August 202621733
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Harbour & Normanston
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,176
criminal damage arson334
shoplifting326
public order175
other theft145
vehicle crime120
burglary88
drugs85
other crime60
bicycle theft49
possession of weapons46
theft from the person24
robbery21
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.

Police data and method →

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 East Suffolk →