Cransford’s story
2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Cransford’s built-up area.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CransfordSuffolk
A village of 160 in Suffolk, East of England. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Population
160
Census 2021 · East Suffolk council
Median age
55.3
35% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cransford a good place to live?
Cransford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Cransford stand out
The 3 things Cransford does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
52% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cransford.
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Cransford are 65 or over, more than in Suffolk’s towns and across England’s towns
29% of adults hold a degree, between Suffolk’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%). Under 15: one in ten residents. The median resident of Cransford is 55.3 years old. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8%.
55.3median age
CransfordSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cransford | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 8.6% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Cransford: 17% commute under 5 km, below Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £59K a year before tax, on average. 46% of workers worked mainly from home, above Suffolk’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot3%
Bus3%
Bicycle3%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Housing
Private renting is less common in Cransford than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
77% of households own their home, higher than both Suffolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £842 a month across the East Suffolk council area. That is the middle of 3 standard sales inside Cransford’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cransford£0K
Typical UK town£277K
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£842
average private rent a month, East Suffolk council area
£2,234
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Cransford than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Half of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 4.2 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 4 crimes inside Cransford’s built-up area.
6.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Burglary2
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
6.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Cransford than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.5% of residents
The nearest A&E to Cransford is Ipswich Hospital, 14.7 miles away. Self-reported good health: 76% of the town’s residents. Nearly a quarter of residents have a disability, above both Suffolk’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.8 miles off.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 22%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Cransford | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
83.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
History
Cransford keeps more of its old housing than Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 52% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cransford has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. Relative to its size, Cransford keeps 125 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II1
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Peter Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
52%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
125
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cransford
12pages on Cransford
The big questions
Cransford’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FramlinghamSaxmundhamLaxfieldWickham MarketRendleshamLeistonStradbrokeCransford
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cransford | 160 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Framlingham | 3,831 | 2.5 | A | B | A− | A |
| Saxmundham | 4,778 | 3.7 | C+ | B+ | C | C+ |
| Laxfield | 1,004 | 5.1 | — | B | A+ | A− |
| Wickham Market | 2,231 | 5.5 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Rendlesham | 3,185 | 7.1 | B+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Leiston | 5,919 | 7.7 | C+ | A | C | C+ |
| Stradbroke | 1,190 | 8 | — | A− | A+ | A− |
Laxfield, Wickham Market and Stradbroke have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cransford
How many listed buildings are there in Cransford?
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 5.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Cransford?
Band D council tax in Cransford is £2,234 for 2026–27, less than in 81% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Cransford
Village in Suffolk, England
Cransford is a built-up area of 160 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
- 160 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003304
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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