Cock and End’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Cock and End’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Cock and EndSuffolk
Over-65s are only 3% of the population. Home to 1,346 people, this village lies in Suffolk, East of England.
Population
1,346
Census 2021 · West Suffolk council
Median age
34.9
3% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
67%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cock and End a good place to live?
Cock and End does especially well on jobs & income (A−) — households earn a mean £59,790 a year, and 1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Crime is the sore point: 80.8 violent and sexual offences and 3.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set beside UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 98%. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Cock and End has subject grades but no overall one.
No state school with published KS2 or GCSE results is in or within 3 km of this town, so it has no School Grade.
What makes Cock and End stand out
The 3 things Cock and End does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 3% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
67% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
56% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Cock and End grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cock and End is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedD−Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedA−Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC+Open →HealthLife expectancy 82.1 for men, 84.8 for womenB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded yet–
WalkabilityNot graded yet–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC−Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cock and End.
Safety
Crime per resident in Cock and End is higher than in 97% of UK towns
179 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Cock and End’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 0.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Suffolk’s towns (4) and England’s towns (7.8). 59% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
80.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 2% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual105
Other crime55
Public order6
Drugs6
Other theft5
Damage & arson2
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social2
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.
80.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
179
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
History
Cock and End’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Cock and End keeps 7 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (92) and England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 22%.
1listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
7
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
More commuters in Cock and End work nearby than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 80% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 67% of commuters at the census. About 79% of its commuters stay in Cock and End for work. Driving is how nearly a fifth of commuters got to work at the census.
67%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
On foot47%
Driving19%
Underground, tram15%
Train5%
Bicycle1%
80%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£60K
mean household income, before tax
1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
More households own their home in Cock and End than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 96%
Social housing holds 4% of households. Private rents average £1,183 a month across the West Suffolk council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cock and End£0K
Typical UK town£277K
96%
of households own their home · England 61%
0%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,183
average private rent a month, West Suffolk council area
£2,314
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Cock and End than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 30% of residents
Cock and End’s share in bad or very bad health, 8.4%, is the second highest of the 79 towns in Suffolk. At the census, 74% of people in Cock and End called their health good or very good, below Suffolk’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. It has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 miles away. Women here live to 84.8 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23).
74%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 74%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Cock and End | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.4% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 30% | 18% | 17% |
82.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Who lives here
Few people in Cock and End are 65 or over: 3%, below Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
The under-15s are 0.5% of the population here; what’s more, 9.1% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Cock and End has a median age of 34.9 years. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
34.9median age
Cock and EndSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
4% women, 96% men
About 4 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Cock and End | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0.5% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 67% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 3% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cock and End
12pages on Cock and End
The big questions
Out and about
Cock and End’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KedingtonClareHaverhillSteeple BumpsteadGlemsfordBarrowBalshamCock and End
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cock and End | 1,346 | — | — | C+ | D− | B− |
| Kedington | 1,778 | 3.2 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Clare | 2,278 | 4.9 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Haverhill | 26,704 | 5 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Steeple Bumpstead | 1,376 | 7.1 | — | C | A− | A |
| Glemsford | 3,693 | 7.1 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Barrow | 1,961 | 7.8 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Balsham | 1,625 | 8.4 | — | B+ | A | A+ |
Kedington, Clare, Steeple Bumpstead, Barrow and Balsham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cock and End
Is Cock and End safe?
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Who lives in Cock and End?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 0.5% of residents were under 15 and 67% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 3% were 65 or over.
Does Cock and End flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Cock and End
Village in Suffolk, England
Cock and End is a built-up area of 1,346 people, in the West 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
- Population
- 1,346 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003561
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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