Hadleigh
Hadleigh is a town in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 8,150. There is one restaurant and café in the area, along with 31 bus stops. There were around 29 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hadleigh 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
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
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, 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
57 reported · August 2026▲ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences25
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Shoplifting5
Neighbourhood team: Hadleigh and Nayland · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- OP Islington- Retail Crime – Identify our top repeat targeted retail premises, working with partners in designing out crime and prevent o…
- OP Clarify -Vehicle related ASB in relation to off road bikes – Making use of police powers in order to protect the community against the…
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
54 food businesses within 2 miles
- 48 rated 4–5 ★ (45 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 28 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Manningtree (12.4 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 152.9p · BP (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · BP (11.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Magdalen Road (0 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches27
- Playgrounds8
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
- In a conservation area (Hadleigh)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 242 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
James Cartlidge
Conservative
South Suffolk
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
71 jobs advertised · £36,443 avg
e.g. Floor Fitter (Self-Employed), Bricklayer (Self-Employed), Landscaper (Self-Employed)
Source: Adzuna
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
58% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Wind 39% · Nuclear 13% · Biomass 7%
169 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 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
Notable places nearby
St Mary's Church, Hadleigh · 0.2 kmSt Mary's is an Anglican church in Hadleigh, Suffolk. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and the archdeaconry of Ipswich. Its earliest parts date from medieval times; it is a Gr…
Shoulder of Mutton, Hadleigh · 0.2 kmThe Shoulder of Mutton was a public house in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. It originally occupied 124 and 126 Hadleigh High Street.
Corn Exchange, Hadleigh · 0.2 kmThe Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. The structure, which currently accommodates a small business centre, is a Grade II listed building.
Hadleigh Town Hall · 0.2 kmHadleigh Town Hall, also referred to as the New Town Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Place in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Hadleigh Town Council, is a Grade II li…
Hadleigh, Suffolk · 0.4 kmHadleigh is an ancient market town and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. The town is situated next to the River Brett, between the larger towns of Sudbury and Ipswich. It had a population of 8,…
Riverside Walk, Hadleigh · 0.4 kmRiverside Walk is a 4.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Hadleigh in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Babergh District Council.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hadleigh?
- Hadleigh is a town in Suffolk, England, in the Babergh local authority.
- What is the population of Hadleigh?
- Hadleigh has an approximate settlement population of 8,150.
- How deprived is Hadleigh?
- The Babergh local authority, which includes Hadleigh, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.