In the comparison, Coldfair Green comes above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 9.1% of the population. The median resident of Coldfair Green is 59.5 years old.

59.5median age

Coldfair GreenSuffolkEngland

SuffolkEngland

Ages · share of residents

41%

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications22%

Apprenticeship9%

A levels or similar14%

Degree level27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and qualifications in Coldfair Green
	Coldfair Green	Suffolk	England
Under 15	9.1%	16%	18%
15–24	7.9%	10%	12%
25–44	14%	24%	27%
45–64	28%	26%	25%
65+	41%	23%	18%
No qualifications	22%	20%	18%
Apprenticeship	9.2%	6.5%	5.3%
A levels or similar	14%	17%	17%
Degree level	27%	27%	34%

Full pageColdfair Green’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.5 median age · 41% are 65 or over Households364 households · 74% own their home Where people were born3.3% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Coldfair Green?”

ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

Schools

The schools around Coldfair Green

Its one school is below.

School	Level	Pupils	Letter
Coldfair Green Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	160	D⁻

Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Coldfair Green than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 15%

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

For Coldfair Green, that is below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 81% of commuters at the census.

15%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving81%

Bicycle8%

On foot6%

37%

of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%

26%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£49K

mean household income, before tax

2.1%

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

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Commute map15% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here100 jobs based here · Health and social care is the biggest, 34%Household income£49K a year · Mean household income Getting to work37% go under 5 km · Short trips to work

ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL

Housing

Private renting is less common in Coldfair Green than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 12%

Coldfair Green sits below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. Owners make up 74% of households.

£300Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Coldfair Green£300K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£340,000	17
Semi-detached	£228,500	9
Terraced	£170,000	5

74%

of households own their home · England 61%

12%

rent privately · England 21%

£842

average private rent a month, East Suffolk council area

£2,305

council tax, Band D, 2026–27

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House pricesMedian sale £300,000 Renting£842 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,305 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters74% own their home

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL

Safety

Coldfair Green records less burglary and damage per resident than Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns, at 5 per 1,000 a year

That puts Coldfair Green below both Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 28 crimes inside Coldfair Green’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime runs at 14.3 per 1,000 residents a year.

14.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual19

Damage & arson3

Burglary3

Public order1

Other theft1

Other crime1

Shoplifting0

Drugs0

Anti-social1

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.

14.3

violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

1.7

anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

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Safety Grade14.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Crime recorded by police in Coldfair Green Crime by typeViolence & sexual leads Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“Is Coldfair Green safe?”

data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL

Health

Fewer people in Coldfair Green say their health is good than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 73%

On this, Coldfair Green is below both Suffolk’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). Coldfair Green has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. 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.

73%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 73%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 7%

Census 2021	Coldfair Green	Suffolk	England
Good or very good health	73%	81%	82%
Bad or very bad health	7.2%	5%	5.2%
Disabled (Equality Act)	24%	18%	17%

80.3

life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)

83.8

life expectancy at birth, women

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Health GradeLife expectancy: women 83.8, men 80.3 Getting care18.1 miles to A&E · Ipswich Hospital GP practices1.2 miles to a GP · No GP practice in town Census health73% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL

History

3 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Coldfair Green has 3 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 15% of its homes were built before 1919.

3listed buildings

Listed buildings by grade · Historic England

Grade I0

Grade II*0

Grade II3

scheduled monuments

registered parks and gardens

15%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

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Listed buildings3 listed buildings Homes by age15% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursVs. the neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Coldfair Green?”

Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

Nearby attractions

Leiston Abbey and 6 more in and around Coldfair Green

Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coldfair Green. Best known first.

All attractions →

Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey2.8 km outside town, to the north Art galleryArt galleryMuseum of Beyond3.3 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumSaxmundham Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwest Water parkWater parkChapel Barn Lodges1.8 km outside town, to the southeast AttractionAttractionSnape Maltings4.9 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumThorpeness & Aldringham Heritage Centre3.4 km outside town, to the southeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coldfair Green

13pages on Coldfair Green

The big questions

Safety14.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingMedian home £300K · rent £842 a month Housing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Judith Avenue Schools1 state school HealthLife expectancy 80.3 (men), 83.8 (women)Work & commute46% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazards1.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 22°C (71°F), 617 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.5 · 794 people History3 listed buildings Town Hall & politicsCouncil area: East Suffolk

Coldfair Green’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Suffolk →

LeistonAldeburghSaxmundhamRendleshamWickham MarketFramlinghamHalesworthColdfair Green

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Coldfair Green	794	—	—	—	—	—
Leiston	5,919	1	C⁺	A	C	C⁺
Aldeburgh	2,423	2.8	—	C⁺	A⁻	C⁺
Saxmundham	4,778	3.7	C⁺	B⁺	C	C⁺
Rendlesham	3,185	7.7	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Wickham Market	2,231	8.8	—	A⁻	B⁺	A
Framlingham	3,831	9.5	A	B	A⁻	A
Halesworth	4,924	11	B⁻	A⁻	B⁻	B⁻

Aldeburgh and Wickham Market have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.

Questions about Coldfair Green

How much is council tax in Coldfair Green?

Band D council tax in Coldfair Green is £2,305 for 2026–27, less than in 75% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.

Is Coldfair Green expensive to live in?

Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £300,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £170,000, semi-detached houses £228,500 and detached houses £340,000. Private rents in the East Suffolk council area averaged £842 a month in August 2026.

About Coldfair Green

Village in Suffolk, England

Coldfair Green is a built-up area of 794 people, in the East 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: 794 (Census 2021)
Council: East Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Region: East of England
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
ONS code: E63003382

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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