Worlington’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Worlington’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WorlingtonSuffolk
A village of 232 in Suffolk, East of England. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
232
Census 2021 · West Suffolk council
Median age
50.6
28% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
41%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Worlington a good place to live?
Worlington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Worlington stand out
The 3 things Worlington does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of All Saints; 19.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Worlington.
Who lives here
Worlington is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Suffolk’s towns and across England’s towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.7%, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. At 50.6, the median resident of Worlington sits in the middle of the age range. 16% of residents are children under 15.
50.6median age
WorlingtonSuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level41%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Worlington | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Worlington travel far: only 19% go under 5 km, fewer than in Suffolk’s towns and across England’s towns
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.
Work in town: 2% of resident commuters. The car took 97% of commuters, higher than both Suffolk’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for 36% of workers at the census.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving97%
On foot3%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Few households rent privately in Worlington: 9%, fewer than in Suffolk’s towns and across England’s towns
Home ownership stands at 78% of households. 12% live in social housing, lower than both Suffolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,183 a month across the West Suffolk council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Worlington£0K
Typical UK town£277K
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,183
average private rent a month, West Suffolk council area
£2,336
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
Worlington records more burglary and damage per resident than Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns, at 23 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 31% of the total. Per 1,000 residents, 30.2 violent crimes are recorded each year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 13 offences in Worlington and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour.
30.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Vehicle crime3
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
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.
30.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
23
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Worlington than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.9% of residents
The nearest A&E to Worlington is West Suffolk Hospital, 12 miles away. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.3 miles off. 17% of residents have a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Suffolk’s towns (18%).
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Worlington | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More buildings in Worlington are listed than in Suffolk’s towns or England’s towns: 474 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Worlington’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. It has 11 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Also worth knowing: homes built before 1919 account for 13% of the housing.
11listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II10
Among them · Grade I
- Church of All Saints Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
474
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Worlington
11pages on Worlington
The big questions
Worlington’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MildenhallRed LodgeBeck RowIslehamFordhamLittle EriswellKentfordWorlington
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worlington | 232 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mildenhall | 9,684 | 1.5 | C− | B | C− | C |
| Red Lodge | 5,771 | 2.2 | C+ | B− | C | A− |
| Beck Row | 4,129 | 2.6 | C | B− | B− | B |
| Isleham | 2,287 | 2.8 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Fordham | 2,566 | 4.2 | B+ | B+ | B− | B |
| Little Eriswell | 4,120 | 4.4 | A− | B | A+ | B+ |
| Kentford | 1,124 | 4.5 | — | C− | B | A− |
Isleham and Kentford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Worlington
How many listed buildings are there in Worlington?
That is 19.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints.
How much is council tax in Worlington?
Band D council tax in Worlington is £2,336 for 2026–27, less than in 69% 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 Worlington
Village in Suffolk, England
Worlington is a built-up area of 232 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
- Population
- 232 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003123
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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