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Ravenswood

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2,857 people · median £222,000 · Ipswich

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More affordable than most

Ipswich Council · Labour-controlled 29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population2,857

0–14

20%

15–24

12%

25–44

32%

45–64

24%

65+

12%

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Median age36

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate60%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.8%

Self-employed · of people in work13.1%

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Retired19.6%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified29%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications16.9%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health81%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.62/10

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Happiness7.21/10

Feels worthwhile7.93/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.09/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.0/10

Employment

4.5/10

Education & skills

3.5/10

Health & disability

2.5/10

Crime

5.5/10

Housing & services

7.0/10

Living environment

9.5/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

54%

own their home

87%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 5%

ONS Census 2021

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