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A town of 10,146 in Suffolk, East of England.
Woodbridge grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 81% of UK towns, and #8 of 34 in Suffolk. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 5.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £367,500 in the last three years, 7.1 times what households in the East Suffolk council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 340 buildings inside Woodbridge’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade I.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1865.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Woodbridge.
Graduates make up 41% of adults. 13% are under 15, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Ages in Woodbridge split evenly at 53.3: half are older, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Woodbridge | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 45.2, and 42% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Of its 4 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. 69% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyson Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 380 | B+ |
| Farlingaye High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,861 | C+ |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, WoodbridgeTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 198 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Woodbridge has 335 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Suffolk’s towns (88) and England’s towns (39). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. 21% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
24% of commuters who live in Woodbridge also work there. By car: that was how 77% of commuters travelled at the census. There are 1.1 jobs in Woodbridge for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
2 GP practices serve the town; 94% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Woodbridge is Ipswich Hospital, 5.5 miles away. 20% of residents have a disability, higher than both Suffolk’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Woodbridge | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Over the year to August 2026, 383 offences were reported in Woodbridge, along with 38 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences. Each year, 9.6 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents.
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.
16% rent privately, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Woodbridge is the most expensive of the 35 towns in Suffolk: its median sale is £367,500. Social renters account for 14% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £590,000 | 173 |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 113 |
| Terraced | £317,500 | 156 |
| Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | 98 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Woodbridge. Best known first.
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Millin townMuseumMuseumWoodbridge Museumin townHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustSutton Hoo Archeological Site1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMartlesham Heath Control Tower Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseum493rd Bomb Group Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
340 listed buildings in Woodbridge, 4 of them Grade I.
Tide Mill: Photo: Martin Pettitt from Bury St Edmunds, UK · CC BY 2.0 · The Shire Hall and Corn Exchange: Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Mary: Photo: Martin Pettitt · CC BY 2.0 · Almshouses, Seckford Terrace: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
21 notable people were born in Woodbridge.
Frank Morley: Alfred Hugh Fisher (1867-1945), Public domain · Charlie Simpson: Rachel Jones, CC BY 2.0 · John Moore of Ipswich: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain · Julia Jones: Photograph by Francis Wheen, CC0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge | 10,146 | — | A− | B− | B | A− |
| Melton | 1,608 | 1.1 | — | B+ | B− | A |
| Martlesham | 1,976 | 2.1 | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Martlesham Heath | 2,730 | 2.8 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Grundisburgh | 1,424 | 2.9 | — | B− | A | A |
| Sutton Common | 1,262 | 3.2 | — | A | A+ | B+ |
| Kesgrave | 14,947 | 3.7 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Wickham Market | 2,231 | 4.7 | — | A− | B+ | A |
Melton, Martlesham, Grundisburgh, Sutton Common and Wickham Market have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 13.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Suffolk, England
Woodbridge is a built-up area of 10,146 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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