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239 people call this village in Suffolk, East of England home.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Stoke-by-Clare has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 6% of commuters. 34 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Stoke-by-Clare does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Stoke-by-Clare’s built-up area.
37% 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 Stoke-by-Clare.
Among adults, 36% have a degree. 14% are under 15, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median resident of Stoke-by-Clare is 51 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Stoke-by-Clare | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 94% of commuters at the census. Households had £60K a year before tax, about level with Suffolk’s towns (£57K) and above England’s towns (£55K). Also worth knowing: there are 0.3 jobs in Stoke-by-Clare for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
22% of households rent from a council or housing body. The median sale price was £340K, above Suffolk’s towns (£309K) and England’s towns (£308K) alike. Private rents average £1,183 a month across the West Suffolk council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £300,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police figures for Stoke-by-Clare’s built-up area: 11 crimes and 1 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime comes to 26.5 per 1,000 residents a year. 36% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Stoke-by-Clare is West Suffolk Hospital, 13.7 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Stoke-by-Clare: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. 17% of residents have a disability, lower than Suffolk’s towns (18%) and near England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Stoke-by-Clare | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 37% of the total, above both Suffolk’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Stoke-by-Clare’s listed buildings include the Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 5 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stoke-by-Clare. Best known first.
CastleClare Castle2.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Ancient House Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRidgewell Airfield Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryTelephone Kiosk2.9 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-by-Clare | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clare | 2,278 | 2.1 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Kedington | 1,778 | 2.9 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Great Yeldham | 1,824 | 3.4 | — | B− | B− | A− |
| Steeple Bumpstead | 1,376 | 4.2 | — | C | A− | A |
| Haverhill | 26,704 | 4.8 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Cock and End | 1,346 | 5.3 | — | C+ | D− | B− |
| Castle Hedingham | 1,045 | 5.6 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
Clare, Kedington, Great Yeldham, Steeple Bumpstead, Cock and End and Castle Hedingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 58.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St John the Baptist.
Village in Suffolk, England
Stoke-by-Clare is a built-up area of 239 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
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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