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A town of 3,185 in Suffolk, East of England.
Rendlesham grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 69% of UK towns, and #14 of 34 in Suffolk. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 14% of towns in England. The median home sold for £291,800 in the last three years, 5.6 times what households in the East Suffolk council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Rendlesham 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 Rendlesham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Rendlesham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
6% 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 Rendlesham.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Rendlesham has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 6% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rendlesham Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 277 | D |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Rendlesham is below both Suffolk’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). 9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 4.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 77 crimes inside Rendlesham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 28 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 61% 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
In the comparison, Rendlesham comes above both Suffolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 5% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | 63 |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 47 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 31 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | 27 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
For Rendlesham, that is above both Suffolk’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). Rendlesham has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 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.
| Census 2021 | Rendlesham | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Rendlesham sits above both Suffolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. 17% of residents are 65 or over. Half the people of Rendlesham are older than 40.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Rendlesham | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendlesham | 3,185 | — | B+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Wickham Market | 2,231 | 2.8 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Sutton Common | 1,262 | 3.4 | — | A | A+ | B+ |
| Melton | 1,608 | 4 | — | B+ | B− | A |
| Woodbridge | 10,146 | 5 | A− | B− | B | A− |
| Saxmundham | 4,778 | 6.8 | C+ | B+ | C | C+ |
| Martlesham | 1,976 | 7 | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Framlingham | 3,831 | 7.1 | A | B | A− | A |
Wickham Market, Sutton Common, Melton and Martlesham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Suffolk council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Suffolk, England
Rendlesham is a built-up area of 3,185 people, in the East 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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