Horringer
Horringer is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 780. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bury St Edmunds, 4.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Horringer area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Suffolk area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 179,948 residents at roughly 174 people per km².
- Council
- West Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds
- Police force
- Suffolk
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 27th of 294 English council areas — better than 91% of them.
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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 17° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:19
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 · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Other theft1
- Public order1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Bury St Edmunds Rural South · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Recent reports of Anti-Social Behaviour in Rougham
- Reducing retail crime. Retain crime remains both a local and national priority.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
264 reported road collisions (2024)
87 killed or seriously injured · 357 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
49 food businesses within 2 miles
- 42 rated 4–5 ★ (41 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bury St Edmunds (4.2 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bury St Edmunds (4.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£296,879 average▲ 1.6% YoY
Across West Suffolk · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,179 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY
- 1 bed £815
- 2 bed £1,057
- 3 bed £1,314
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.7 times median annual pay (8.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.9p · BP (7.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (7.6 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
30 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Bannatyne Bury St Edmunds (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
179,948 residents in West Suffolk · 174/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 176 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,351 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (34% of 84,240)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
82 schools · 25,230 pupils
53 primary · 11 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 40 of 45 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolGood
- Newmarket AcademyGood
- Samuel Ward AcademyGood
- Stour Valley Community SchoolGood
- Sybil Andrews AcademyGood
- Breckland School
- Castle Manor Academy
- Ixworth High School
- King Edward VI CEVC School
- Mildenhall College Academy
- St Benedict's Catholic School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West 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
- 49 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
210 applications decided
93.3% granted · 196 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Nick Timothy
Conservative
West Suffolk
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 15
- Con 23
- LD 1
- Grn 2
- Ref 3
- Oth 19
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,390 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £33,072 avg
e.g. Online Swimming Tutor - Part Time, Online Italian Tutor - Part Time, Online Art History Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£755 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,636 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 94,014 certificates
10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
52% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 20% · Biomass 6%
191 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Suffolk:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership473 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office405 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s336 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test328 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance245 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Horringer · 0.1 kmHorringer, formerly also called Horningsheath, is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It lies on the A143 about two miles south-west of Bury St Edmunds. The populatio…
Ickworth · 0.8 kmIckworth is a small civil parish, almost coextensive with the estate of the National Trust's Ickworth House, in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, eastern England, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Bury St Edmunds.…
Ickworth House · 1.2 kmIckworth House is a country house at Ickworth, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. It is a neoclassical building set in parkland. The house was the residence of the Marquesses of Bristol until 1998; the house wa…
Horringer Court Caves · 1.4 kmHorringer Court Caves is a 3.8-hectare (9.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
- Little Horringer Hall · 1.4 km
Little Horringer Hall is a Grade II-listed house in Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
St Mary's Church, Ickworth · 1.6 kmIckworth Church is a former parish church in Ickworth Park near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horringer?
- Horringer is a town in Suffolk, England, in the West Suffolk local authority.
- What is the population of Horringer?
- Horringer has an approximate settlement population of 780.
- How deprived is Horringer?
- The West Suffolk local authority, which includes Horringer, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.