Newton’s story
16 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Newton’s built-up area.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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NewtonSuffolk
A village of 549 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
549
Census 2021 · Babergh council
Median home
£475K
30 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.4
32% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Newton a good place to live?
Newton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Newton stand out
The 3 things Newton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% 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*; 12 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newton.
Who lives here
Newton skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Suffolk’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). At 54.4, the median resident of Newton sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
54.4median age
NewtonSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Newton | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Newton walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 5%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 28%, below both Suffolk’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census. Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. At the census, just over two in five workers worked mainly from home.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot2%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Buying in Newton costs more than in both Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns: the median sale is £475K
Private renters make up 15% of households, below Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Home ownership stands at 74% of households. Just over one in ten households live in social housing.
£475Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Newton£475K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £528,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 7 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£965
average private rent a month, Babergh council area
£2,349
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Newton than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 3 per 1,000 residents a year
Over the year to August 2026, 7 offences were reported in Newton. Violent crime ran at 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Suffolk’s towns (19) and England’s towns (22) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 71% of recorded crime.
11.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Damage & arson1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
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.
11.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
7
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
More people in Newton say their health is bad than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 6.8%
Newton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away. A disability affects nearly a fifth of people here. The nearest A&E to Newton is Colchester General Hospital, 9.6 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Newton | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
79.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Newton are listed than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 291 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a third of homes were built before 1919. Its heritage register entries (16 listed buildings) are all Grade II.
16listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II16
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
34%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
291
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 Newton
13pages on Newton
The big questions
Safety11.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £475K · rent £965 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Sudbury RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 79.8 (men), 84.6 (women)Work & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Newton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Great WaldingfieldSudburyActonBuresLong MelfordLavenhamGlemsfordNewton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 549 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Waldingfield | 1,377 | 1.7 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Sudbury | 23,922 | 2.2 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Acton | 1,666 | 2.7 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Bures | 1,183 | 4.1 | — | B− | B− | B+ |
| Long Melford | 3,895 | 4.4 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Lavenham | 1,224 | 5.2 | — | B | B− | A |
| Glemsford | 3,693 | 7 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
Great Waldingfield, Acton, Bures and Lavenham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Newton
How many listed buildings are there in Newton?
That is 12 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Newton expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £300,000 and detached houses £528,000. Private rents in the Babergh council area averaged £965 a month in August 2026.
About Newton
Village in Suffolk, England
Newton is a built-up area of 549 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
- 549 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Babergh
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003817
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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