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Martlesham & Purdis Farm · East Suffolk

Martlesham & Purdis Farm: your neighbourhood

Martlesham & Purdis Farm electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.6% here, compared with 27.6% across East Suffolk (9 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 13% across East Suffolk (8.9 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.5% here, compared with 17.6% across East Suffolk (6.1 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.1%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,196 out of 7,545.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

294 out of 7,544.

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People counted in the census

7,536

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

7,536 out of 7,536.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.6%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,354 out of 6,431.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.6%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,541 out of 3,377.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.5%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

389 out of 3,377.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.8%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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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

2,821 out of 6,434.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.2%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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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

3,487 out of 6,434.

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

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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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

132 out of 6,434.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.5%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

933 out of 6,431.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

494 out of 3,365.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

34.5%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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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

2,222 out of 6,434.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

140 out of 3,365.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm

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

126 out of 6,434.

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Crime and safety

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

698 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 793 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Martlesham & Purdis Farm 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: 60 mapped crimes in September 2024; 37 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 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024604
October 2024581
November 2024552
December 2024782
January 2025722
February 2025592
March 2025603
April 2025712
May 2025713
June 2025764
July 2025541
August 2025792
September 2025603
October 2025691
November 2025623
December 2025520
January 2026682
February 2026442
March 2026575
April 2026661
May 2026554
June 2026668
July 2026627
August 2026373
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Martlesham & Purdis Farm
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime232
shoplifting129
other crime120
other theft62
criminal damage arson41
public order35
vehicle crime27
drugs25
burglary13
possession of weapons6
bicycle theft3
theft from the person3
robbery2
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 East Suffolk →