Lawshall’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Lawshall’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LawshallSuffolk
A village of 662 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
662
Census 2021 · Babergh council
Median home
£450K
30 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.6
25% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Lawshall a good place to live?
Lawshall has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Lawshall stand out
The 3 things Lawshall does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
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 Lawshall.
Work & commute
Only 4% of commuters in Lawshall go to work without a car, fewer than in Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Lawshall sits below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) on this measure. For 14% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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 Lawshall sells for £450K, more than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns
That puts Lawshall above both Suffolk’s towns (£309K) and England’s towns (£308K). Owners make up 79% of households.
£450Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lawshall£450K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £492,500 | 18 |
| Semi-detached | £337,500 | 8 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£965
average private rent a month, Babergh council area
£2,261
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 Lawshall see less burglary and damage than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 1 per 1,000 a year
On this, Lawshall is below both Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence comes to 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 4 crimes inside Lawshall’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
4.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Shoplifting1
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Public order0
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.
4.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.5
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
Health
Bad health is less common in Lawshall than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.6% of residents
In the comparison, Lawshall comes below both Suffolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Lawshall has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 5.6 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.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Lawshall | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Old homes shape Lawshall: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Lawshall, that is above both Suffolk’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Lawshall has 3 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
45
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
Lawshall has fewer young adults than Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24
25% of residents are 65 or over, above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Lawshall are older than 50.6. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
50.6median age
LawshallSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Lawshall | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lawshall
12pages on Lawshall
The big questions
Safety4.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £450K · rent £965 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bury RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.1 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Lawshall’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GlemsfordLavenhamBury St EdmundsLong MelfordActonThurstonBarrowLawshall
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawshall | 662 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glemsford | 3,693 | 4.7 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Lavenham | 1,224 | 5.2 | — | B | B− | A |
| Bury St Edmunds | 41,279 | 5.9 | C+ | B− | C− | B− |
| Long Melford | 3,895 | 5.9 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Acton | 1,666 | 6.9 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Thurston | 3,009 | 7.4 | B+ | B+ | C | A |
| Barrow | 1,961 | 7.7 | — | C | A | B+ |
Lavenham, Acton and Barrow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lawshall
How many listed buildings are there in Lawshall?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Lawshall expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £337,500 and detached houses £492,500. Private rents in the Babergh council area averaged £965 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Lawshall?
Band D council tax in Lawshall is £2,261 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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 Lawshall
Village in Suffolk, England
Lawshall is a built-up area of 662 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
- 662 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Babergh
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003509
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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