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Newmarket East · West Suffolk

Newmarket East: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 27% here, compared with 16% across West Suffolk (10.5 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: 31% here, compared with 22% across West Suffolk (8.6 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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People aged 65 or over: 15.5% here, compared with 20.8% across West Suffolk (5.3 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

15.5%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

831 out of 5,373.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

206 out of 5,373.

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People counted in the census

5,373

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,373 out of 5,373.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.6%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,338 out of 4,521.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

51.1%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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

1,434 out of 2,804.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.7%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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

411 out of 2,804.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

29.6%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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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

1,335 out of 4,511.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

66.8%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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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

3,014 out of 4,511.

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

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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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

158 out of 4,511.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.6%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

886 out of 4,521.

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Homes rented privately

31%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

868 out of 2,803.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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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

742 out of 4,511.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

27%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

749 out of 2,803.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Newmarket East

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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. 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

162 out of 4,511.

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Crime and safety

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

685 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 706 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Newmarket East 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: 71 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 · Newmarket East
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024715
October 2024492
November 2024432
December 2024381
January 2025505
February 2025692
March 2025431
April 2025651
May 2025664
June 2025576
July 2025795
August 2025766
September 2025513
October 2025761
November 2025570
December 2025490
January 2026551
February 2026342
March 2026501
April 2026451
May 2026594
June 2026824
July 2026646
August 2026634
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Newmarket East
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime293
shoplifting101
criminal damage arson73
public order59
other theft46
vehicle crime23
drugs21
burglary17
bicycle theft16
other crime15
possession of weapons8
theft from the person7
robbery6
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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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 West Suffolk →