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Kessingland

126 sales in the last 12 months · median £225,000 · East Suffolk

Cleaner air than mostMore affordable than mostHigh wellbeingGood for schools
East Suffolk Council · Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition   29/55 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population3,193

0–14
15%
15–24
9%
25–44
20%
45–64
28%
65+
28%
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Median age49.7
Born outside the UK6%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work52%

Unemployment4.9%
Self-employed18.7%
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Retired31.9%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education28%

Level 4+ (degree)27.6%
No qualifications19.4%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing79%

Good health
79%
Life satisfaction 7.78/10
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Happiness7.86/10
Feels worthwhile8.11/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.76/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 4/10 · more deprived than in 2019. About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% 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 5 in 2019 — has worsened 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
5.0/10
Employment
3.5/10
Education & skills
2.0/10
Health & disability
4.5/10
Crime
7.0/10
Housing & services
3.5/10
Living environment
4.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
69%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
96%
White · Mixed 2%
ONS Census 2021
6%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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