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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.

Council
Babergh
County
Suffolk
Constituency
South Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 50th of 294 English council areas — better than 83% of them.

Home affordability24
Affordable rents45
Good schools66
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation62
Employment78
Low council tax72

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

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 28 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Manningtree (12.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£331,207 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Babergh · to 2026-08

Detached£483,902
Semi-detached£311,195
Terraced£243,230
Flat£152,550

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)

A £1,561
B £1,821
C £2,081
D £2,342
E £2,862
F £3,382
G £3,903
H £4,683

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Mary's Church, Hadleigh · 0.2 km

    St 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 km

    The 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 km

    The 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 km

    Hadleigh 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 km

    Hadleigh 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 km

    Riverside 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)

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.