School Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, IP12 3RF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IP12 3RF is primarily male, with 89.8% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	13.4%	10.2%	-3.2%	51.0%	-40.8%
Male	86.6%	89.8%	3.2%	49.0%	40.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around IP12 3RF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	64.7%	61.5%	-3.2%	37.9%	23.6%
Married: Opposite sex	20.4%	20%	-0.4%	44.2%	-24.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10.2%	12.9%	2.7%	9.1%	3.8%
Widowed	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	6.1%	-3.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.7%	33.6%	-9.1%	48.4%	-14.8%
Good health	44.8%	37.2%	-7.6%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	10.1%	19.1%	9.0%	12.7%	6.4%
Bad health	1.9%	8.5%	6.6%	4.0%	4.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	1.2%	0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.6%	15.4%	-4.2%	18.2%	-2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	24.8%	10.5%	-14.3%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.6%	23.4%	2.8%	13.4%	10.0%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	9.7%	6.5%	5.3%	4.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	16.3%	6.2%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	13.6%	22.8%	9.2%	33.8%	-11.0%
Other	8.2%	1.9%	-6.3%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	2%	0.4%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	7.9%	5%	-2.9%	1.0%	4.0%
Other Black	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	4.2%	0.7%	0.9%	3.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%
White	71.8%	71.4%	-0.4%	81.4%	-10.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.1%	2.4%
Other	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.7%	91.5%	0.8%	83.2%	8.3%
European Union	1%	1.9%	0.9%	6.1%	-4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	5.6%	-3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90%	91.5%	1.5%	83.2%	8.3%
10+ Years	1%	8.2%	7.2%	9.8%	-1.6%
5-10 Years	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.9%	-2.9%
2-5 Years	1.6%	0.1%	-1.5%	2.2%	-2.1%
Less than 2 years	7.1%	0.1%	-7.0%	1.9%	-1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.5%	76.7%	-6.2%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Romania	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.1%	0.2%	-0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.1%	0.2%	-0.1%
No passport held	27.9%	13.5%	14.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.7%	37.2%	-2.5%
Christian	39.1%	46.2%	-7.1%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	10.8%	6.5%	4.3%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is School Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around School Lane was 45.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.6% higher than the Deben average. The most reported crime type was Other crime.

School Lane has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Deben and the 335th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IP12 3RF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on School Lane are based on 157 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Suffolk Coastal.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for School Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, IP12 3RF

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP12 3RF

Average Price
£258,276

Semi-Detached
£258,276

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for School Lane

Average Price
£575,057

Semi-Detached
£388,179

Terraced
£574,477

Detached
£676,595

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£651,784

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on School LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 School Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£295,000	2017-04-03	£395,189
3 School Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£167,500	2011-05-27	£298,378
4 School Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£85,950	2000-11-29	£341,737
1 School Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£22,200	1998-02-03	£119,928
4 School Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£19,980	1996-08-27	£121,841

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP12 3RF

Employment

IP12 3RF area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 13% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Other	332
Full-Time Employee	129
Unemployed	105
Part-Time Employee	84
Retired	49
Student (economically inactive)	48
Self-Employed	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Looking after home or family	8

Employment Industry

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	108
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	13
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Information and communication	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hollesley Primary School School Lane , Hollesley IP12 3RE	3out of 4	244 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School School Lane , Bawdsey IP12 3AR	3out of 4	4,975 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Shepherd And Dog Inn	The Street, Hollesley		681 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bawdsey Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School School Lane	grass pitches	366 yd
Hollesley Primary School School Lane	grass pitches, swimming pool	387 yd
Hollesley Village Playing Field Gorselands	grass pitches	882 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.