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A village of 1,316 in Suffolk, East of England.
Haughley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £265,000, 4.5 years of area income; rent £1,005 a month. Its weakest is walkability (C−): 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The 3 things Haughley 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 Haughley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Haughley’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
21% 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 Haughley.
For Haughley, that is above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of residents. Haughley has a median age of 48.8.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Haughley | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 90 | C− |
Haughley sits below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. 26% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 25 |
| Semi-detached | £252,500 | 16 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 11 |
| Flat or maisonette | £87,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
That puts Haughley above both Suffolk’s towns (88) and England’s towns (39). Haughley’s listed buildings include Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Haughley has 35 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Haughley is above both Suffolk’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). For 30% 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
In the comparison, Haughley comes above both Suffolk’s towns (18.9) and England’s towns (22). Homes see 11.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 76 crimes inside Haughley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 9 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
At the census, 22% of people here had a disability, above both Suffolk’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Women here live to 86.9 on average and men to 82.4 (2019–23). 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 | Haughley | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Haughley. Best known first.
MuseumThe Food Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHaughley Green Air Raid Shelter1.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWoolpit & District Museum4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haughley | 1,316 | — | — | A | C | B+ |
| Stowmarket | 21,537 | 2.5 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Stowupland | 2,019 | 2.5 | — | A | C+ | B+ |
| Elmswell | 4,446 | 2.7 | A− | A− | B | A− |
| Woolpit | 1,838 | 3.3 | — | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Bacton and Cotton | 1,567 | 3.7 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Mendlesham | 1,018 | 5.1 | — | A | A | B+ |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 5.6 | A− | A | B | B− |
Stowupland, Woolpit, Bacton and Cotton and Mendlesham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary the Virgin. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Police recorded 76 crimes inside Haughley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 55% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
GCSE results trail 75% of towns in England, and primary results trail 71% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Suffolk council.
Village in Suffolk, England
Haughley is a built-up area of 1,316 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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