Area Information for Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW

Cowpers Close in Bury St. Edmunds is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Eastgate ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. This page combines information for the address Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of IP33 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority West Suffolk
Ward Eastgate
Constituency Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region Eastern
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is flats, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Bury St Edmunds Town North), and the Suffolk Constabulary force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW:

Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HR
Pickwick Crescent, Cotton Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1XS
Cotton Lane Flats, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1XR
Cotton Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1XP
Cotton Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1XT
Cotton Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1XG

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about IP33 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 4
Semi-Detached 11
Terraced 29
Flat (Purpose-Built) 37
Flat (Converted) 3
Residence in Commercial Building 4
Total 88
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 44% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 13
Owned with Mortgage 13
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 3
Rented: Other Social 35
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 20
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 87

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 50
Two People 21
Three People 8
Four People 7
Five People 1
Six People 0
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 87

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds consists predominantly of single-person households, common in inner-city areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 50
Family Household 33
Other Household 3
Total 86

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 32
Deprived In One Dimension 32
Deprived In Two Dimensions 20
Deprived In Three Dimensions 4
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 88

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 49% male.

Gender
Male 94
Female 96
Total 190

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 5
5-9 7
10-14 8
15-19 1
20-24 10
25-29 12
30-34 20
35-39 14
40-44 9
45-49 6
50-54 12
55-59 8
60-64 5
65-69 8
70-74 9
75-79 9
80-84 11
85+ 33
Total 187

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode IP33 1HW does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 54
Married 58
Separated 2
Divorced 24
Widowed 30
Total 168

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

However, this area of the Eastgate ward shows lower levels of residents that report their health as Good or Very Good (69%) than average, which is usually indicative of areas with older populations or areas of social deprivation.

Health
Very Good 74
Good 57
Fair 35
Bad 17
Very Bad 6
Total 189

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 45
Apprenticeship 11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 21
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
No GCSEs or Equivalent 47
Other 8
Total 169

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 88% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 168
Mixed Ethnicity 9
Chinese 1
Other Asian 10
Black African 1
Other 1
Total 190

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 153
European Union 8
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 2
Middle East and Asia 10
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 15
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 2
Total 192

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 153
10+ Years 16
5-10 Years 3
2-5 Years 5
Less Than 2 Years 12
Total 189

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to IP33 1HW.

Passport(s) Held
None 51
United Kingdom 113
European Union 8
Rest of Europe 1
Middle East or Asia 4
North America or Caribbean 15

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 74
Christian 94
Buddhist 3
Hindu 6
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 11
Total 192

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Eastgate ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 41% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 38
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 11
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 8
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 1
Unemployed 1
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 1
Retired 68
Looking After Home or Family 6
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 15
Other 18
Total 167

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 9
Professional Occupations 9
Associate Professional Occupations 11
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 2
Skilled Trades Occupations 10
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 5
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 6
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 2
Elementary Occupations 6
Total 60

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 14
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 35
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 18
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 20
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 10
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 22
Semi-Routine Occupation 27
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 20
Full-time Student 1
Total 167

Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW is within the Bury St Edmunds Town North policing neighbourhood, under the Suffolk Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Cowpers Close
Neighbourhood Team Address Bury St Edmunds Town North
Force Website: https://www.suffolk.police.uk/

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Below are the details of the closest services to IP33 1HW. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for IP33 1HW.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 5 closest railway stations to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, approximately 810 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Bury St Edmunds 810 yards
Thurston 3.9 miles
Elmswell 8.3 miles
Kennett 9.8 miles
Thetford 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest is Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School, approximately 760 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 6 closest secondary schools to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest is King Edward VI CEVC School, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
King Edward VI CEVC School 0.6 miles March 2019
    
Bury St Edmunds County High School 0.9 miles March 2022
    
St Benedict's Catholic School 1 mile September 2016
    
Sybil Andrews Academy 1.7 miles October 2023
    
Thurston Community College 3.9 miles March 2018
    
Ixworth High School 6.4 miles September 2019
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest is Swan Surgery, approximately 80 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Swan Surgery 80 yards
The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery 370 yards
Angel Hill Surgery 480 yards
Victoria Surgery 0.6 miles
Mount Farm Surgery 1.1 miles
Barrow Surgery 5.7 miles
Ixworth Surgery 6.1 miles
Woolpit Health Centre 7.7 miles
Stanton Surgery 8.8 miles
Wickhambrook Surgery 8.9 miles

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest dentists to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest is Alvington House, approximately 140 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
Alvington House 140 yards
Stewart House 260 yards
Bury St Edmunds Dental Practice 0.6 miles
Saxon House Dental Practice 1.1 miles

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Listed here are the 2 closest hospitals to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest is St Edmunds Hospital, approximately 0.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
St Edmunds Hospital 0.5 miles
West Suffolk Hospital 1.2 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest opticians to Cowpers Close, Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1HW. The nearest is Boots-Bury St Edmunds - Brentgovel St, approximately 370 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.