Great Bricett
Great Bricett is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 2,000. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Great Bricett area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Babergh area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 92,345 residents at roughly 156 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 50th of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:22
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
1 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Mid-Suffolk South and West · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Preventing Acquisitive Crime There has been a rise in burglaries and thefts across the local area, including incidents targeting homes, s…
- Reducing Retail Crime. Retail crime remains a growing concern both locally and nationally.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Needham Market (6.7 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Needham Market (6.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£331,207 average▲ 0.9% YoY
Across Babergh · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Offton & Willisham Village Hall (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
92,345 residents in Babergh · 156/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 27%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 184 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Ormiston Sudbury AcademyRequires improvement
- East Bergholt High School
- Hadleigh High School
- Holbrook Academy
- Thomas Gainsborough School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Babergh
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
223 applications decided
91.5% granted · 204 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Patrick Spencer
Conservative
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
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)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
65% low-carbon electricity
Wind 36% · Gas 35% · Nuclear 14% · Solar 9%
144 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in IP7
- Wattisham Medical Centre
- Bildeston Health Centre
- Hadleigh Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich:
- Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached280 local signatures · 10,314 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks268 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases242 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth200 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills189 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Great Bricett Priory · 0.2 kmGreat Bricett Priory was a medieval monastic house in Great Bricett in Suffolk, England, the chapel of which is now in use as the Church of England parish church of St Mary and St Lawrence.
Great Bricett Hall · 0.2 kmGreat Bricett Hall is a grade I listed farmhouse in the village of Great Bricett, Suffolk, England.
Great Bricett · 0.2 kmGreat Bricett is a village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England. A Tudor spelling of the name was Brisset Magna. At the 2011 census the population was recorded as 1,530. It has strong links with the neig…
Wattisham Flying Station · 2.0 kmWattisham Flying Station, formerly Wattisham Airfield, is a British Army airfield and barracks located near the village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England. It is home to the Army Air Corps' Apache attack helicopter forc…
Middle Wood, Offton · 2.0 kmMiddle Wood, Offton is a 23.3-hectare (58-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Offton in Suffolk.
Nedging Tye · 2.2 kmNedging Tye is a hamlet on the B1078 road, in the civil parish of Nedging-with-Naughton, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The nearest town is Hadleigh. There is also the village of Naughton…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Bricett?
- Great Bricett is a town in Suffolk, England, in the Babergh local authority.
- How deprived is Great Bricett?
- The Babergh local authority, which includes Great Bricett, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.