Social housing in Ipswich
20.8% of households in Ipswich are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Ipswich?
Ipswich ranks 76th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 59,493 households, 12,353 are social homes (20.8%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Ipswich compare with the UK average?
At +3.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Ipswich sits above the national level.
Ipswich at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Ipswich.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Ipswich has 56 schools — 52 state-funded and 4 independent. That includes 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Of the 22 with a published Ofsted grade, 86% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 58 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Ipswich, offering about 2,225 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Ipswich sits in decile 4 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 31% of its 85 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £2,843 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Ipswich
See Ipswich through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).