Great Green’s story
Old homes in Great Green: 38% built before 1919
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Great Green’s built-up area.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Great GreenSuffolk
A village of 654 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
654
Census 2021 · Babergh council
Median home
£439K
55 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.7
27% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Great Green a good place to live?
Great Green has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Great Green stand out
The 3 things Great Green 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Green.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Great Green work nearby than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 15% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Great Green counts 0.5 jobs per working resident. 8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). The census counted 37% of workers working mainly from home. About 4% of its commuters stay in Great Green for work.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bus2%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
A home in Great Green sells for £439K, more than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns
Private tenants account for just over one in ten households. 23% live in social housing, higher than both Suffolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 64%.
£439Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Great Green£439K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £490,000 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £285,000 | 16 |
64%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£965
average private rent a month, Babergh council area
£2,360
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
Homes in Great Green see less burglary and damage than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 2 per 1,000 a year
Violence came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Suffolk’s towns (19) and England’s towns (22) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 5 crimes inside Great Green’s built-up area.
8.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
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.
8.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Great Green live with a disability than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 14%
The nearest A&E to Great Green is West Suffolk Hospital, 6.1 miles away. 86% of people in Great Green rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Suffolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Great Green: the nearest practice is 5.4 miles away.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Great Green | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
83.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Great Green keeps more of its old housing than Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 38% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Great Green keeps 138 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Suffolk’s towns (89) and England’s towns (39). Every one of the town’s 9 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
38%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
138
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of people in Great Green are 65 or over, more than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns
Nearly a third of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Suffolk’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. At 49.7, the median resident of Great Green sits in the middle of the age range. Children are 16% of the town.
49.7median age
Great GreenSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Green | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Great Green
12pages on Great Green
The big questions
Safety8.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £439K · rent £965 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mortimer RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.6 (men), 86.5 (women)Work & commute58% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Great Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LavenhamWoolpitThurstonBildestonElmswellBury St EdmundsActonGreat Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Green | 654 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavenham | 1,224 | 4.1 | — | B | B− | A |
| Woolpit | 1,838 | 5.4 | — | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Thurston | 3,009 | 5.9 | B+ | B+ | C | A |
| Bildeston | 1,096 | 6 | — | A− | A− | A− |
| Elmswell | 4,446 | 6.8 | A− | A− | B | A− |
| Bury St Edmunds | 41,279 | 6.8 | C+ | B− | C− | B− |
| Acton | 1,666 | 7 | — | A− | A | B+ |
Lavenham, Woolpit, Bildeston and Acton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Great Green
How many listed buildings are there in Great Green?
That is 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size. 38% of Great Green’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Great Green expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £285,000 and detached houses £490,000. Private rents in the Babergh council area averaged £965 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Great Green?
Band D council tax in Great Green is £2,360 for 2026–27, less than in 65% 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.
About Great Green
Village in Suffolk, England
Great Green is a built-up area of 654 people, in the Babergh 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
- 654 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Babergh
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003480
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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