Snape’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Snape’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SnapeSuffolk
A village of 668 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Photo: mym · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
668
Census 2021 · East Suffolk council
Median home
£405K
32 sales in 3 years
Median age
58.2
34% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Snape a good place to live?
Snape has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Snape stand out
The 3 things Snape 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%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Snape.
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Snape are 65 or over, more than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns
That puts Snape above both Suffolk’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Children are 11% of the town. Snape has a median age of 58.2.
58.2median age
SnapeSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level39%
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.
| Snape | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Snape
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snape Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 103 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Snape work nearby than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 15% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Snape is below both Suffolk’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
Bus1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
31%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£49K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
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
Most households in Snape own their home: 77%, more than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns
In the comparison, Snape comes above both Suffolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 9% of households live in social housing.
£405Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Snape£405K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £545,000 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £285,250 | 10 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£842
average private rent a month, East Suffolk council area
£2,276
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
Snape records less burglary and damage per resident than Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns, at 1 per 1,000 a year
For Snape, that is below both Suffolk’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence comes to 7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 3 crimes inside Snape’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
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.
7
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
1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
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
Just 3.3% of people in Snape say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
Snape sits below both Suffolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) on this measure. The nearest A&E to Snape is Ipswich Hospital, 15.2 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 14%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Snape | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
80.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Old homes shape Snape: 40% 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.
Snape has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Snape has 30 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below Suffolk’s towns (89) and close to England’s towns (39).
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
30
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Glemham Hall and 3 more in and around Snape
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Snape. Best known first.
Historic houseGlemham Hall4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSaxmundham Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkChapel Barn Lodges4.4 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSnape Maltings600 m outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Snape
13pages on Snape
The big questions
Safety7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £405K · rent £842 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80.3 (men), 83.8 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards5.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Snape’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SaxmundhamLeistonAldeburghRendleshamWickham MarketFramlinghamSutton CommonSnape
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snape | 668 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saxmundham | 4,778 | 3.3 | C+ | B+ | C | C+ |
| Leiston | 5,919 | 3.9 | C+ | A | C | C+ |
| Aldeburgh | 2,423 | 4 | — | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Rendlesham | 3,185 | 4.8 | B+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Wickham Market | 2,231 | 6 | — | A− | B+ | A |
| Framlingham | 3,831 | 7.6 | A | B | A− | A |
| Sutton Common | 1,262 | 7.9 | — | A | A+ | B+ |
Aldeburgh, Wickham Market and Sutton Common have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Snape
How many listed buildings are there in Snape?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Snape expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £405,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £285,250 and detached houses £545,000. Private rents in the East Suffolk council area averaged £842 a month in August 2026.
About Snape
Village in Suffolk, England
Snape is a built-up area of 668 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
- Population
- 668 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003441
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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