Red Lodge’s story
No listed buildings inside Red Lodge’s built-up area
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Red LodgeSuffolk
A town of 5,771 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Population
5,771
Census 2021 · West Suffolk council
Median home
£280K
312 sales in 3 years
Median age
30.9
6% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
C+
#29 of 34 in Suffolk
Is Red Lodge a good place to live?
Red Lodge grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 39% of UK towns, and #29 of 34 in Suffolk. Its strongest subject is health (A−): life expectancy 82.1 for men, 83.1 for women. Its weakest is walkability (D−): 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £280,000 in the last three years, 5.1 times what households in the West Suffolk council area earn in a year.
What makes Red Lodge stand out
The 3 things Red Lodge 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%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 6% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
How Red Lodge grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Red Lodge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 19% of towns in EnglandDOpen →HealthA−Open →SafetyCOpen →Jobs & income2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →Cost of livingrent £1,183 a monthB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.5 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life0.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Red Lodge.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Fewer commuters in Red Lodge work nearby than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 11% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
94% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Households had £63K a year before tax, above both Suffolk’s towns (£57K) and England’s towns (£55K). Jobs per working resident: 0.2.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
SchoolsD
Results at Red Lodge’s schools trail 86% of towns in England
55% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 389 pupils.
DSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher's CEVCP SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 389 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
History
Most of Red Lodge is newer: only 1% of homes were built before 1919, below Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Red Lodge’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
1%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Red Lodge live with a disability than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.8%
2.3% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 90% of people in Red Lodge called their health good or very good, above both Suffolk’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Red Lodge is West Suffolk Hospital, 10.3 miles away.
90%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Red Lodge | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.8% | 18% | 17% |
82.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in Red Lodge than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 31.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences were nearly three fifths of the crimes. Red Lodge logged 272 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 39 complaints of anti-social conduct. For its size, Red Lodge records more crime per resident than 69% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
31.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 31% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual161
Damage & arson35
Other theft17
Vehicle crime14
Public order12
Burglary8
Other crime7
Drugs6
Anti-social39
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.
31.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
272
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.
HousingCost of living grade B−
Red Lodge is a renters’ town: 29% of households rent privately, more than in Suffolk’s towns and across England’s towns
52% of households own their home, below Suffolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The social rented sector houses 13% of households. Behind the median of £280,000: 312 standard sales inside Red Lodge’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
£280Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Red Lodge£280K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £370,000 | 118 |
| Semi-detached | £271,000 | 100 |
| Terraced | £250,500 | 78 |
| Flat or maisonette | £171,500 | 16 |
52%
of households own their home · England 61%
29%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,183
average private rent a month, West Suffolk council area
£2,387
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 25% of Red Lodge, above Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. 6.1% of residents are 65 or over, below both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). At 30.9, the median resident of Red Lodge sits in the middle of the age range.
30.9median age
Red LodgeSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Red Lodge | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 42% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 6.1% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 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 Red Lodge
14pages on Red Lodge
The big questions
SafetyC31.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £280K · rent £1,183 a monthHousing91 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cottonwood RoadSchoolsD1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 82.1 (men), 83.1 (women)Work & commuteB+38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Red Lodge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KentfordMildenhallIslehamFordhamBeck RowNewmarketBarrowRed Lodge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lodge | 5,771 | — | C+ | B− | C | A− |
| Kentford | 1,124 | 2.3 | — | C− | B | A− |
| Mildenhall | 9,684 | 3.1 | C− | B | C− | C |
| Isleham | 2,287 | 4.3 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Fordham | 2,566 | 4.5 | B+ | B+ | B− | B |
| Beck Row | 4,129 | 4.7 | C | B− | B− | B |
| Newmarket | 18,857 | 5.5 | B− | B− | C− | B− |
| Barrow | 1,961 | 5.6 | — | C | A | B+ |
Kentford, Isleham 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 Red Lodge
Are schools in Red Lodge good?
Primary results trail 81% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Suffolk council.
Is Red Lodge safe?
Burglary was rare, with 8 reports in the year.
About Red Lodge
Town in Suffolk, England
Red Lodge is a built-up area of 5,771 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
- Population
- 5,771 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003199
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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