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St Margaret's

Ward

North Ipswich. About 8,333 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In St Margaret's, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,384
3,203rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.5%
3,898th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How St Margaret's compares

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Population16 wards, Ipswich · 2021
Population: every ward in Ipswich16 areas from 6,773 to 10,696. The middle area is 8,665. St Margaret's is 8,384.
8,3847th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Ipswich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ipswich16 areas from 86.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.4%. St Margaret's is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Ipswich · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ipswich16 areas from 1.8% to 6.8%. The middle area is 4.3%. St Margaret's is 3.2%.
3.2%5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Ipswich · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ipswich16 areas from 57.8% to 74.9%. The middle area is 64.0%. St Margaret's is 62.5%.
62.5%8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Ipswich

These figures are published for the whole of Ipswich, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ipswich and not St Margaret's alone. See Ipswich

Average house price
£221,445
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,660
114th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.5
75th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
St Margaret's in brief

St Margaret's had 8,384 usual residents at the census.

In St Margaret's, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St Margaret's, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.5% of residents in St Margaret's were aged 15 to 64 at the census.