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Postcode · Stowmarket

Affluence in IP14 1TU

How IP14 1TU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford
Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,152 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IP14 1TU is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the IP14 1TU area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills8.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Health and disability9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
  • Income10.0
  • Crime10.0
  • Living environment10.0
  • Children in low-income families10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£61,807
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
71%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

70.7% of adults in the IP14 1TU area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 15.9% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

IP14 1TUEngland
Employee, full-time47.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time16.4%11.9%
Self-employed7.2%9.5%
Unemployed1.4%2.9%
Full-time student5.1%7.9%
Retired15.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2%4.1%
Other1.3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

41.2% of adults in the IP14 1TU area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

IP14 1TUEngland
Higher managerial & professional12.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional28.5%19.9%
Intermediate14.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%5.3%
Semi-routine11.6%11.3%
Routine10.1%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.8%8.5%
Full-time students4.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

32.5% of adults in the IP14 1TU area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 9.7% have no qualifications.

IP14 1TUEngland
Degree level or above32.5%33.9%
A level or equivalent23.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.3%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%
No qualifications9.7%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP14 1TU (Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford) (about 2,152 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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