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Saxmundham

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4,778 people · median £308,000 · East Suffolk

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Cleaner air than mostGood for schoolsHigh wellbeing

East Suffolk Council · Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition 29/55 seats · 53% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population4,778

0–14

19%

15–24

10%

25–44

23%

45–64

25%

65+

23%

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Median age43.4

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate52%

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

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.9%

Self-employed · of people in work18.7%

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Retired31.9%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified28%

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

No formal qualifications18.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health79%

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

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.78/10

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Happiness7.86/10

Feels worthwhile8.11/10

Anxiety (lower = better)2.76/10

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

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 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 6 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

4.0/10

Employment

4.0/10

Education & skills

3.0/10

Health & disability

4.5/10

Crime

5.0/10

Housing & services

3.5/10

Living environment

8.5/10

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

59%

own their home

96%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 2%

ONS Census 2021

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