Yaxley’s story
Yaxley: 33% of homes built before 1919
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Yaxley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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YaxleySuffolk
A village of 595 in Suffolk, East of England.
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Population
595
Census 2021 · Mid Suffolk council
Median home
£343K
19 sales in 3 years
Median age
51
27% are 65+ · Suffolk 23%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Yaxley a good place to live?
Yaxley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Yaxley stand out
The 3 things Yaxley does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
13 listed buildings
1 Grade I, including Church of St Mary; 9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
53% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yaxley.
Work & commute
Only 5% of commuters in Yaxley go to work without a car, fewer than in Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Yaxley, that is below both Suffolk’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). For 21% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot3%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
More households own their home in Yaxley than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 87%
Yaxley sits above both Suffolk’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) on this measure. Social housing holds 3% of households.
£343Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Yaxley£343K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £406,000 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £285,000 | 9 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,005
average private rent a month, Mid Suffolk council area
£2,256
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
Violence is recorded less often in Yaxley than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year
That puts Yaxley below both Suffolk’s towns (19) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 10 crimes inside Yaxley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 40% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
7.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Burglary2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
7.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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
Bad health is less common in Yaxley than in Suffolk’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.2% of residents
On this, Yaxley is below both Suffolk’s towns (5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Yaxley has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 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.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Yaxley | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Yaxley keeps more of its old housing than Suffolk or England’s towns: 33% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
In the comparison, Yaxley comes above both Suffolk’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (16%). Yaxley has 218 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Yaxley’s listed buildings include Church of St Mary, Grade I.
13listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II11
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Mary Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
218
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
Older residents shape Yaxley: 27% are 65 or over, above Suffolk’s towns and England’s towns
14% are under 15, below both Suffolk’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Yaxley are older than 51. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
51median age
YaxleySuffolkEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yaxley | Suffolk | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Suffolk and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Yaxley
12pages on Yaxley
The big questions
Safety7.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £343K · rent £1,005 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.4 (men), 84.7 (women)Work & commute51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Yaxley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
EyeGislinghamScoleDissRoydon (South Norfolk)Rickinghall and BotesdaleMendleshamYaxley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley | 595 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eye | 2,211 | 1.5 | — | A− | B | B |
| Gislingham | 1,172 | 3.3 | — | A | A | A |
| Scole | 1,037 | 3.5 | — | A | A | B |
| Diss | 9,599 | 3.7 | C+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Roydon (South Norfolk) | 1,117 | 4.1 | — | A | A− | B− |
| Rickinghall and Botesdale | 1,842 | 4.7 | — | A− | A | A |
| Mendlesham | 1,018 | 5.4 | — | A | A | B+ |
Eye, Gislingham, Scole, Roydon (South Norfolk), Rickinghall and Botesdale and Mendlesham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Yaxley
How many listed buildings are there in Yaxley?
That is 9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. 33% of Yaxley’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Yaxley?
Band D council tax in Yaxley is £2,256 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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.
Is Yaxley expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £342,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £285,000 and detached houses £406,000. Private rents in the Mid Suffolk council area averaged £1,005 a month in August 2026.
About Yaxley
Village in Suffolk, England
Yaxley is a built-up area of 595 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
- 595 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003110
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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