Badingham
Badingham is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 220. It has 8 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Badingham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Suffolk area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 246,058 residents at roughly 195 people per km².
- Council
- East Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Police force
- Suffolk
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 43rd of 294 English council areas — better than 85% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 11° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 19:26
13h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Framlingham and Yoxford · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Target Anti-social behaviour around Framlingham.
- Officers are proactively targeting speeding and driving offences through enforcement patrols and the use of speed detection equipment.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
328 reported road collisions (2024)
105 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Saxmundham (9.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£278,376 average▲ 1.2% YoY
Across East Suffolk · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£840 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY
- 1 bed £602
- 2 bed £791
- 3 bed £938
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: PIS Wilby VH (7.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
246,058 residents in East Suffolk · 195/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 158 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,335 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 122,720)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
114 schools · 31,855 pupils
84 primary · 12 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 48 of 56 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
101inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Farlingaye High SchoolGood
- Felixstowe SchoolGood
- Kesgrave High SchoolGood
- Pakefield High SchoolGood
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormGood
- Alde Valley AcademyRequires improvement
- Beccles High SchoolRequires improvement
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
- Bungay High School
- East Point Academy
- Ormiston Denes Academy
- Sir John Leman High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Suffolk
Care & health services
691 CQC-registered services
- Care homes196
- GP practices91
- Dentists136
- Homecare agencies209
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 11 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Suffolk
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
436 applications decided
92.7% granted · 404 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Patrick Spencer
Conservative
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 11
- Con 15
- LD 9
- Grn 16
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
11,080 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Badingham – Flexible Schedule, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£734 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,540 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 129,067 certificates
11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
82% low-carbon electricity
Wind 33% · Solar 25% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 17%
75 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in IP13
- Framlingham Surgery
- Wickham Market Medical Centre
- Earl Soham Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership353 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test336 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s283 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office269 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached267 local signatures · 9,831 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Badingham · 0.3 kmBadingham is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district of eastern England, in the county of Suffolk. It is situated 21.8 miles north east of Ipswich, 35 miles (56 km) away from Norwich and 13 miles (21 km) away from…
Hulver Street · 1.3 kmHulver Street, also known simply as Hulver, is a hamlet near the market town of Beccles, in the civil parish of Henstead with Hulver Street, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Until 2019…
Dennington · 2.6 kmDennington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Framlingham and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Ipswich in the east of the county. It lies along the A1120 road…
Bruisyard · 2.9 kmBruisyard is a village in the valley of the River Alde in the county of Suffolk, England. The village had a population of around 175 at the 2011 census.
Bruisyard Abbey · 3.5 kmThe Abbey of Bruisyard was a house of Minoresses at Bruisyard in Suffolk. It was founded from Campsey Priory in Suffolk on the initiative of Maud of Lancaster, Countess of Ulster, assisted by her son-in-law Lionel of…
Brundish · 3.7 kmBrundish is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. The village is 3.6 miles (6 km) south-east of Stradbroke and 1.75 miles (3 km) north of Dennington in the Mid Suffolk district. The B1118 road r…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Badingham?
- Badingham is a town in Suffolk, England, in the East Suffolk local authority.
- What is the population of Badingham?
- Badingham has an approximate settlement population of 220.
- How deprived is Badingham?
- The East Suffolk local authority, which includes Badingham, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.