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Corton

Corton is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Pleasurewood Hills, 0.8 km away. There were around 13 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Corton 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
Waveney
Police force
Suffolk
65/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 43rd of 294 English council areas — better than 85% of them.

Low crime83
Home affordability58
Affordable rents84
Good schools38
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation50
Employment62
Low council tax74

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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 86% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:15

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

26 reported · July 2026 86% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Vehicle crime5
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary3

Neighbourhood team: Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland · Suffolk

Local policing priorities

  • To work with partner agencies, retailers and businesses to reduce criminal offences and Anti Social behaviour in our Town Centres.
  • To provide a visible policing presence in our public open spaces, including parks, play areas and coastal areas.

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

90 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 78 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pleasurewood Hills (0.8 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oulton Broad North (4.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£278,376 average 1.2% YoY

Across East Suffolk · to 2026-06

Detached£405,565
Semi-detached£265,776
Terraced£205,795
Flat£140,660

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (8 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Lowestoft Leisure Way (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds6

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)

A £1,557
B £1,816
C £2,075
D £2,335
E £2,854
F £3,372
G £3,891
H £4,670

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
  • 5 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

Jess Asato

Labour

Lowestoft

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,080 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Corton – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Corton – Flexible & Remote, 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

63% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 37% · Gas 30% · Wind 21% · Imports 7%

130 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lowestoft:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Corton Windmill · 0.1 km

    Corton Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Corton, Suffolk, England, which has been converted to residential accommodation.

  • Corton Lifeboat Station · 0.1 km

    Corton Lifeboat Station was located in Corton, Suffolk, a small village approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Lowestoft, on the Suffolk coast. The exact location is not known.

  • Corton, Suffolk · 0.1 km

    Corton is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the centre of Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district. The village is on the North Sea coast with the…

  • Corton railway station · 0.3 km

    Corton railway station served the village of Corton, in Suffolk, England. It was a stop on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line between Yarmouth Beach and Lowestoft Central.

  • Corton Cliffs · 0.6 km

    Corton Cliffs is a 5.5-hectare (14-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

  • Wipeout (roller coaster) · 0.7 km

    Wipeout is a roller coaster located at Pleasurewood Hills theme park in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Vekoma designed the roller coaster. Wipeout uses a boomerang design.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Corton?
Corton is a town in Suffolk, England, in the East Suffolk local authority.
How deprived is Corton?
The East Suffolk local authority, which includes Corton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.