Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Castle Hill at a glance
- House prices
- £280,000
- Middle45th percentile
- Schools
- 17th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 72.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle45th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Castle Hill a good place to live?
Castle Hill may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Ipswich below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Castle Hill
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 72.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 45th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Castle Hill
House prices
- Median sale price
- £280,000
- Percentile
- 45th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 62 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Castle Hill
Schools
17th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Castle Hill
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Castle Hill
Transport
78th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Castle Hill a good place to live?
Castle Hill may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Castle Hill safe?
Castle Hill ranks in the 45th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Castle Hill?
The median sale price was £280,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 45th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Castle Hill?
Schools rank in the 17th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Castle Hill?
Nearby public profiles include Rushmere in Ipswich and Whitton in Ipswich.
