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Kesgrave West & Rushmere

Middle area

The south west of the East Suffolk. 9,354 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Kesgrave West & Rushmere live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£342,500
Joint 2,762nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,325
Joint 1,786th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kesgrave West & Rushmere

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kesgrave West & Rushmere at a rate of 27.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences134
Other crime42
Anti-social behaviour32
Criminal damage and arson28
Shoplifting11
Burglary4
Drug offences3
Vehicle crime2
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kesgrave West & Rushmere compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Kesgrave West & RushmereMiddle
Median sale price30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from £143,250 to £482,500. The middle area is £290,000. Kesgrave West & Rushmere is £342,500.
£342,50010th most expensive
Population30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 5,842 to 13,090. The middle area is 8,014. Kesgrave West & Rushmere is 9,325.
9,3257th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Kesgrave West & Rushmere is 100.0%.
100%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 38.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.8%. Kesgrave West & Rushmere is 98.0%.
98.0%8th highest

Is Kesgrave West & Rushmere safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kesgrave West & Rushmere at a rate of 27.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kesgrave West & Rushmere.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), other crime (42) and anti-social behaviour (32).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Kesgrave West & Rushmere alone. See East Suffolk

Average house price
£277,949
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,793
117th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 156th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
Joint 130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kesgrave West & Rushmere in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kesgrave West & Rushmere was £342,500 in 2025.

Kesgrave West & Rushmere had 9,325 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Kesgrave West & Rushmere live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kesgrave West & Rushmere, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.