East Bergholt

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 9° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:24

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

4 reported · August 2026

• Other theft2
• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Claydon, Copdock and Peninsula · Suffolk

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

162 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 224 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

24 food businesses within 2 miles

• 20 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Manningtree (3.7 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£331,207 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Babergh · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£965 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £717
• 2 bed £916
• 3 bed £1,110

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.6 times median annual pay (10.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,320 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · BP (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · BP (9.5 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: MILSOMHOTELS STATION M (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

92,345 residents in Babergh · 156/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,365
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,128
• Net moves+1,237

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 184 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,342 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 44,270)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

55 schools · 14,846 pupils

38 primary · 5 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

45 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Babergh

692 CQC-registered services

• Care homes197
• GP practices92
• Dentists135
• Homecare agencies208
• Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Suffolk

• Not in the Green Belt
• 86 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

223 applications decided

91.5% granted · 204 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

James Cartlidge

Conservative

South Suffolk

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 1
• Con 6
• LD 4
• Grn 10
• Ref 2
• Oth 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,725 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Careers Information, Advice and Guidance Administrator, Temporary Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£682 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,849 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 43,181 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 9%

108 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Suffolk): 61.7 women · 62.1 men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CO7

• Constable Country Rural Medical Practice
• Great Bentley Surgery
• Wivenhoe Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Suffolk:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks314 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached232 local signatures · 10,314 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND169 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth167 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  East Bergholt · 0.0 km

  East Bergholt is a village in the Babergh District of Suffolk, England, just north of the Essex border.

• East Bergholt High School · 0.6 km

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  East Bergholt Abbey · 1.0 km

  East Bergholt Abbey was an abbey in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England. It was built on land purchased in 1857 on the site of Old Hall manor.

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  Holton St Mary · 1.9 km

  Holton St Mary is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Located on the B1070 around five miles south-west of Ipswich and half a mile from the A12. In 2021 the parish ha…

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  Bridge Cottage · 2.0 km

  Bridge Cottage is a 16th-century thatched cottage in Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk, England. It has been a National Trust property since 1943 and a Grade II* listed building since 1955. The National Trust market th…

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  Flatford · 2.0 km

  Flatford is a small hamlet in the civil parish of East Bergholt, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is most famous for Flatford Mill, Willy Lott's Cottage and Bridge Cottage, immortalised i…

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