Sharpstone Street’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Sharpstone Street’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Sharpstone StreetSuffolk
A village of 491 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
491
Census 2021 · Mid Suffolk council
Median home
£464K
32 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.8
26% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sharpstone Street a good place to live?
Sharpstone Street has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Sharpstone Street stand out
The 3 things Sharpstone Street does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
27% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.7 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 Sharpstone Street.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Sharpstone Street walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 8%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Sharpstone Street sits below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) on this measure. 90% of commuters drove to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1%
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 Sharpstone Street costs more than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: the median sale is £464K
That puts Sharpstone Street above both Suffolk’s towns (£309K) and England’s towns (£308K). Social housing holds 8% of households.
£464Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sharpstone Street£464K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £492,500 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 7 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,005
average private rent a month, Mid Suffolk council area
£2,311
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 Sharpstone Street see less burglary and damage than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 2.7 per 1,000 a year
On this, Sharpstone Street is below both Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 12.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 8 crimes inside Sharpstone Street’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
12.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
12.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
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
Fewer people in Sharpstone Street live with a disability than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
In the comparison, Sharpstone Street comes below both Suffolk’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Sharpstone Street has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.9 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.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Sharpstone Street | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Sharpstone Street keeps more of its old housing than Suffolk or England’s towns: 23% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Sharpstone Street, that is above both Suffolk’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Sharpstone Street has 5 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Sharpstone Street has 102 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
102
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
Few people in Sharpstone Street are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Sharpstone Street are older than 50.8. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
50.8median age
Sharpstone StreetSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sharpstone Street | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sharpstone Street
12pages on Sharpstone Street
The big questions
Safety12.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £464K · rent £1,005 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bohemian RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.7 (men), 82.5 (women)Work & commute54% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Sharpstone Street’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Great BlakenhamClaydonBramfordNeedham MarketIpswichElmsettGreat BricettSharpstone Street
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpstone Street | 491 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Blakenham | 2,188 | 0.8 | — | A | B | B− |
| Claydon | 3,140 | 0.9 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Bramford | 2,335 | 3.1 | — | A− | B | B− |
| Needham Market | 5,055 | 3.3 | A− | A | B | B− |
| Ipswich | 151,566 | 5 | C | B | C− | C |
| Elmsett | 1,001 | 5.5 | — | B− | A+ | A− |
| Great Bricett | 1,518 | 5.8 | — | A | A+ | B |
Great Blakenham, Bramford, Elmsett and Great Bricett have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sharpstone Street
How many listed buildings are there in Sharpstone Street?
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size. 23% of Sharpstone Street’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Sharpstone Street expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £280,000 and detached houses £492,500. Private rents in the Mid Suffolk council area averaged £1,005 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Sharpstone Street?
Band D council tax in Sharpstone Street is £2,311 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.
About Sharpstone Street
Village in Suffolk, England
Sharpstone Street is a built-up area of 491 people, in the Mid 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
- 491 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003572
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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