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Find your town in Suffolk

Suffolk has 35 towns of 2,500 or more and 182 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

35graded towns

12grade A− or better

182villages and smaller places

Ipswichlargest · 151,566

How Suffolk compares: its report card →

#1 in SuffolkKesgraveA⁺

St. Mary's church, Capel St. Mary, Suffolk

#2 in SuffolkCapel St MaryA

#3 in SuffolkWorlinghamA

#4 in SuffolkGlemsfordA

Suffolk at a glance

What Suffolk is like

The typical Suffolk town grades highest on cost of living and walkability against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on schools. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median Suffolk town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How Suffolk’s towns grade overall35 graded towns

A12B11C12

12 of 35 (34%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full Suffolk list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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35 towns · ordered by Suffolk rank

A⁺

Kesgrave

Town · 14,947 people · #22 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASafetyLowestB⁻Walkability

Capel St Mary

Town · 2,992 people · #132 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺HealthAHazard riskLowestC⁻Walkability

Worlingham

Town · 3,618 people · #157 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyA⁻Cost of livingLowestC⁺Walkability

Glemsford

Town · 3,693 people · #163 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsACost of livingLowestD⁻Walkability

Framlingham

Town · 3,831 people · #165 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthA⁻WalkabilityLowestCHazard risk

A⁻

Needham Market

Town · 5,055 people · #357 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺SchoolsLowestDHazard risk

A⁻

Trimley St Mary

Town · 3,736 people · #364 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyACost of livingLowestDSchools

A⁻

Woodbridge

Town · 10,146 people · #388 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityA⁻HealthLowestDHazard risk

A⁻

Elmswell

Town · 4,446 people · #433 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingA⁻HealthLowestC⁻Walkability

A⁻

Claydon

Town · 3,140 people · #439 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA⁻Jobs & incomeLowestDSchools

A⁻

Hadleigh

Town · 8,638 people · #498 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestC⁺Jobs & income

B⁺

Martlesham Heath

Town · 2,730 people · #533 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestDSafety

B⁺

Thurston

Town · 3,009 people · #541 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthB⁺Cost of livingLowestC⁻Walkability

B⁺

Rendlesham

Town · 3,185 people · #651 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SafetyLowestDSchools

B⁺

Long Melford

Town · 3,895 people · #673 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SafetyB⁺HealthLowestCHazard risk

Stowmarket

Large town · 21,537 people · #775 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestCSchools

Kessingland

Town · 4,242 people · #849 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺Hazard riskLowestDJobs & income

Beccles

Town · 9,807 people · #917 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingAWalkabilityLowestDHazard risk

B⁻

Felixstowe

Large town · 24,218 people · #1,043 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestDSchools

B⁻

Newmarket

Town · 18,857 people · #1,069 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityBSchoolsLowestDHazard risk

B⁻

Sudbury

Large town · 23,922 people · #1,126 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestC⁻Jobs & income

B⁻

Halesworth

Town · 4,924 people · #1,156 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestD⁻Schools

C⁺

Lakenheath

Town · 4,567 people · #1,188 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Hazard riskBSafetyLowestD⁻Walkability

C⁺

Bury St Edmunds

Large town · 41,279 people · #1,242 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB⁻Jobs & incomeLowestC⁻Safety

C⁺

Saxmundham

Town · 4,778 people · #1,245 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingBWalkabilityLowestC⁻Jobs & income

C⁺

Bungay

Town · 5,012 people · #1,254 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Schools

C⁺

Leiston

Town · 5,919 people · #1,257 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingAHazard riskLowestD⁻Schools

C⁺

Lowestoft

Large town · 71,308 people · #1,292 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA⁻WalkabilityLowestDJobs & income

C⁺

Red Lodge

Town · 5,771 people · #1,299 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻HealthB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestD⁻Walkability

Ipswich

City · 151,566 people · #1,428 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityBHazard riskLowestC⁻Safety

Beck Row

Town · 4,129 people · #1,438 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBHealthB⁻Cost of livingLowestD⁻Schools

C⁻

Haverhill

Large town · 26,704 people · #1,616 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBHazard riskLowestC⁻Schools

C⁻

Mildenhall

Town · 9,684 people · #1,782 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Hazard riskB⁺WalkabilityLowestD⁻Schools

C⁻

Brandon

Town · 9,218 people · #1,805 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBHazard riskBCost of livingLowestDSchools

A⁻

Little Eriswell Garrison town

Town · 4,120 people

StrongestA⁺SafetyAHazard riskLowestDSchools

Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.

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Suffolk lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

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Villages and small towns

182 smaller places in Suffolk

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

138 places under 1,000 people

Alderton Ashbocking Assington Badingham Badwell Ash Bardwell Barnby and North Cove Barnham Barningham Barton Mills Battisford Tye Bawdsey Bedfield Benhall Green Bentley Beyton Blundeston Boxford Bramfield Brandeston Bromeswell Bucklesham Cavendish Charsfield Chedburgh Chelmondiston Chelsworth Chevington Coddenham Coldfair Green Coney Weston Copdock Cransford Crowfield Culford Darsham Dennington Drinkstone Green Easton Eyke Felsham Finningham Fornham All Saints Fornham St Martin Fressingfield Gazeley Great Finborough Great Green Hartest Heckfield Green Henley Hessett Hinderclay Hintlesham Hollesley Holton Holywell Row Hopton Horringer Hundon Icklingham Ingham Kelsale Lackford Lawshall Leavenheath Lidgate Little Bealings Little Waldingfield Longfield Green Market Weston Mellis Metfield Middleton Monks Eleigh Moulton Nacton Nayland Nedging Tye Newbourne Newton Norton Oak Hill Occold Old Newton Orford Otley Ousden Pakenham Palgrave Peasenhall Rattlesden Raydon Redgrave Risby Rushmere St Andrew Sharpstone Street Shotley Sicklesmere Snape Somersham Southwold Sproughton St James South Elmham Stoke-by-Clare Stoke-by-Nayland Stonham Aspal Stratford St Mary Stutton Thorndon Thorpeness Tostock Tuddenham Tuddenham St Martin Tunstall Ufford Upper Layham Walberswick Waldringfield Wangford Washbrook Wattisfield Wenhaston West Row Westerfield Westleton Wetherden Wickham Skeith Wickhambrook Wingfield Witnesham Woolpit Heath Worlington Worlingworth Wortham Wrentham Yaxley Yoxford

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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