Little Waldingfield
Little Waldingfield is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 1,800. It has 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Sudbury, 6.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Little Waldingfield 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: 13° / 9° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:25
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
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
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sudbury (6.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sudbury (Suffolk) (6.3 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
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Rectory Manor (for Hotel Guests Only) (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
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 (Little Waldingfield)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 38 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:
- 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
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
Local businesses
4,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £20,763 avg
e.g. Morning Delivery Driver
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
84% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 15% · Biomass 9%
70 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
5 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in CO10
- Hardwicke House Group Practice
- Glemsford Surgery
- Siam Surgery
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
Little Waldingfield · 0.1 kmLittle Waldingfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located two miles from its sister village, Great Waldingfield, it is part of the Babergh district, and includes the hamlet of Humble Green. In 202…
Babergh Hundred · 1.7 kmBabergh was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of 71,882 acres (290.90 km2). Its name survives in that of Babergh District, the local government district of southern Suffolk that includes the former hundred as well as t…
Brent Eleigh Woods · 2.6 kmBrent Eleigh Woods is a 31.7-hectare (78-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Lavenham in Suffolk, England.
Great Waldingfield · 2.7 kmGreat Waldingfield is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England about two miles (3 km) north-east of Sudbury and two miles (3 km) south-west of its sister village, Little Waldingfield. The…
Milden Thicks · 2.8 kmMilden Thicks is a 42.3-hectare (105-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Great Waldingfield in Suffolk, England. It is in four separate blocks, Bulls Cross Wood, Hazel Wood and the adjoining H…
- Milden Castle · 2.9 km
Milden Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle on Foxburrow hill in Milden, a village in Suffolk, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Waldingfield?
- Little Waldingfield is a town in Suffolk, England, in the Babergh local authority.
- How deprived is Little Waldingfield?
- The Babergh local authority, which includes Little Waldingfield, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.