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A village of 2,296 in Suffolk, East of England.
Ixworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A−): life expectancy 82.1 for men, 84.7 for women. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 2% of towns in England; secondary results beat 12% of towns in England. The median home sold for £322,500 in the last three years, 5.8 times what households in the West Suffolk council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Ixworth 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 Ixworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Ixworth’s built-up area.
15% 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 Ixworth.
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ixworth Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 163 | D |
| Ixworth High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 512 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Ixworth sits above both Suffolk’s towns (88) and England’s towns (39) on this measure. Ixworth’s listed buildings include Church of St Mary, Grade I. Ixworth has 76 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 2 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 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Ixworth below both Suffolk’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). 89% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
83% of Ixworth’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 81% across Suffolk’s towns. 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 | Ixworth | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
On this, Ixworth is below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). 73% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 42 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the comparison, Ixworth comes below both Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 74 crimes inside Ixworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 9 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 62% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
For Ixworth, that is above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Ixworth has a median age of 49.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Ixworth | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ixworth. Best known first.
MuseumPakenham Water Mill600 m outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWyken Vinyards2.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionBardwell Windmill2.7 km outside town, to the northPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ixworth | 2,296 | — | — | C | B | A− |
| Stanton | 2,316 | 2.7 | — | B− | A | B |
| Great Barton | 1,848 | 3.3 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Thurston | 3,009 | 3.4 | B+ | B+ | C | A |
| Walsham le Willows | 1,258 | 4.6 | — | A− | A | A |
| Elmswell | 4,446 | 5.4 | A− | A− | B | A− |
| Woolpit | 1,838 | 5.8 | — | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Bury St Edmunds | 41,279 | 6.2 | C+ | B− | C− | B− |
Stanton, Great Barton, Walsham le Willows and Woolpit have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Ixworth has 2 state schools; places are handled by Suffolk council.
That is 13.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Ixworth Abbey.
Band D council tax in Ixworth is £2,314 for 2026–27, less than in 73% 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.
Village in Suffolk, England
Ixworth is a built-up area of 2,296 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
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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