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Priory Heath · Ipswich

Priory Heath: your neighbourhood

Priory Heath electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 30% here, compared with 21% across Ipswich (9.4 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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Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 23% across Ipswich (7.7 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 22.4% here, compared with 26.2% across Ipswich (3.8 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

14%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,352 out of 9,651.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.5%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

623 out of 9,651.

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People counted in the census

9,651

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,651 out of 9,651.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.4%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,682 out of 7,510.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

57.3%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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

2,147 out of 3,749.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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

863 out of 3,749.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.8%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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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

2,761 out of 7,503.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.5%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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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

4,461 out of 7,503.

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

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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

425 out of 7,503.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

24.2%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,820 out of 7,510.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

572 out of 3,749.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

16.9%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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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

1,265 out of 7,503.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

30%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,132 out of 3,749.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.7%

21 March 2021 · Priory Heath

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

281 out of 7,503.

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Crime and safety

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

889 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 768 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Priory Heath 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: 65 mapped crimes in September 2024; 78 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 · Priory Heath
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024656
October 2024653
November 2024693
December 2024541
January 2025642
February 2025582
March 2025775
April 2025606
May 20254411
June 2025618
July 2025879
August 2025648
September 2025617
October 2025755
November 2025781
December 2025602
January 2026734
February 2026723
March 2026972
April 2026674
May 2026775
June 2026726
July 2026796
August 2026782
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Priory Heath
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime328
shoplifting171
vehicle crime107
criminal damage arson82
public order57
other theft47
burglary30
other crime28
possession of weapons16
drugs14
robbery7
bicycle theft1
theft from the person1
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 Ipswich →