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A town of 3,140 in Suffolk, East of England.
Claydon grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 79% of UK towns, and #10 of 34 in Suffolk. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £271,000, 4.6 years of area income; rent £1,005 a month. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 16% of towns in England.
The 3 things Claydon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Claydon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Claydon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Claydon.
For Claydon, that is above both Suffolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 8% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 47 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 45 |
| Terraced | £205,000 | 23 |
| Flat or maisonette | £127,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claydon Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 509 | B− |
| Claydon High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 765 | B− |
Claydon sits above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Children are 14% of the town. Half the people of Claydon are older than 48.8.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Claydon | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Police recorded 94 crimes inside Claydon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 10 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 5.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, close to Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and below England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Claydon below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). For 28% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Claydon has 14 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 10% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
81% of Claydon’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 81% across Suffolk’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Claydon | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
14 listed buildings in Claydon, 1 of them Grade I.
The Crown Inn: Photo: Alex McGregor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Henry VIII Farmhouse: Photo: Simon Mortimer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · 4, 6 and 8, Ipswich Road: Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Rectory: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claydon | 3,140 | — | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Great Blakenham | 2,188 | 0.8 | — | A | B | B− |
| Bramford | 2,335 | 2.3 | — | A− | B | B− |
| Ipswich | 151,566 | 4.1 | C | B | C− | C |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 4.2 | A− | A | B | B− |
| Elmsett | 1,001 | 5.4 | — | B− | A+ | A− |
| Grundisburgh | 1,424 | 5.7 | — | B− | A | A |
| Great Bricett | 1,518 | 6.2 | — | A | A+ | B |
Great Blakenham, Bramford, Elmsett, Grundisburgh and Great Bricett have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 84% of towns in England, and primary results trail 82% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Claydon has 2 state schools; places are handled by Suffolk council.
Town in Suffolk, England
Claydon is a built-up area of 3,140 people, in the Mid Suffolk council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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