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Whitehouse · Ipswich

Whitehouse: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19.1% here, compared with 26.2% across Ipswich (7.1 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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Homes rented privately: 19% here, compared with 23% across Ipswich (4.2 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 21% across Ipswich (4.1 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,245 out of 9,102.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

458 out of 9,105.

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People counted in the census

9,104

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,104 out of 9,104.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,363 out of 7,134.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

57.4%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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

2,215 out of 3,857.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

21.1%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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

812 out of 3,857.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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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

2,386 out of 7,134.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

63%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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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

4,497 out of 7,134.

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

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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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

323 out of 7,134.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

24.6%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,758 out of 7,134.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

722 out of 3,855.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

16.7%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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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

1,188 out of 7,134.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

25%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

959 out of 3,855.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Whitehouse

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

251 out of 7,134.

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Crime and safety

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

791 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 780 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Whitehouse 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: 70 mapped crimes in September 2024; 63 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 · Whitehouse
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024701
October 2024674
November 2024673
December 2024861
January 2025771
February 2025402
March 2025565
April 2025665
May 2025717
June 2025575
July 2025777
August 2025463
September 2025592
October 2025850
November 2025731
December 2025682
January 2026720
February 2026612
March 2026583
April 2026617
May 2026525
June 2026666
July 2026736
August 2026637
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whitehouse
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime350
shoplifting204
other theft53
public order47
criminal damage arson45
vehicle crime28
other crime19
burglary12
drugs10
possession of weapons7
robbery6
bicycle theft6
theft from the person4
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 →