Lawshall

21°CLight rain shower

• Today: 22° / 17° · 77% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:19

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

3 reported · July 2026

• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Sudbury Rural North · Suffolk

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

162 reported road collisions (2024)

46 killed or seriously injured · 208 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

7 food businesses within 2 miles

• 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£328,612 average▲ 1.9% YoY

Across Babergh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£968 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY

• 1 bed £719
• 2 bed £919
• 3 bed £1,113

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.9p · BP (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (10 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: CO10 9SA (7.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches3
• 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)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 212 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

56 schools · 14,984 pupils

38 primary · 5 secondary · 13 other

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

46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Babergh

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

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

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

162 applications decided

88.9% granted · 144 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,690 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£682 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% 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

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

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.4 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Suffolk:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership402 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office359 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership315 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test297 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached225 local signatures · 9,831 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  The Street, Lawshall · 0.1 km

  The Street is a linear settlement in the civil parish of Lawshall in the Babergh district in the county of Suffolk, England. It extends from Lawshall Hall in the west to Donkey Lane in the east. The settlement include…

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  Lawshall · 0.3 km

  Lawshall is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around a mile off the A134 between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury, it is part of Babergh district. The parish has nine settlements comprising the three…

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  All Saints' Church, Lawshall · 0.3 km

  The Parish Church of All Saints' Lawshall, is an Anglican church in the village of Lawshall, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The church is located in between…

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  Lawshall Hall · 0.4 km

  Lawshall Hall is a Grade II* listed building, re-built in 1557, that is located in the parish of Lawshall in Suffolk. The Hall is adjacent to All Saints Church and is very close to the centre of the village.

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  Hart's Green · 0.6 km

  Hart's Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lawshall in the Babergh District in the county of Suffolk, England. It is located between Stanningfield and Hanningfield Green and is just over a mile off the A134 betwe…

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  Hanningfield Green · 0.6 km

  Hanningfield Green, sometimes referred to as Hanningfields Green, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lawshall in the Babergh district in the county of Suffolk, England. It is located between The Street and Hibb's Gree…

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