Martlesham Heath
Martlesham Heath is a town or village in Suffolk, England. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP & clinic, and 1 pharmacy, with 22 bus stops and Woodbridge railway station 4.3 km away. There were around 74 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 Martlesham Heath area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Suffolk area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 246,058 residents at roughly 195 people per km².
- Council
- East Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Police force
- Suffolk
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 43rd of 294 English council areas — better than 85% 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
18°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 18° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:16
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
55 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences23
- Shoplifting8
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Criminal damage & arson4
Neighbourhood team: Martlesham and Orwell · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- The identification, disruption and removal of County Lines and local drug dealing.
- Tackling ASB and vehicle ASB at Ipswich Marina and Old Felixstowe.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
328 reported road collisions (2024)
105 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
79 food businesses within 2 miles
- 73 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Woodbridge (4.3 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Woodbridge (4.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£278,376 average▲ 1.2% YoY
Across East Suffolk · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£840 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY
- 1 bed £602
- 2 bed £791
- 3 bed £938
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 134.8p · AppleGreen (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 141.8p · AppleGreen (5.5 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: BT Adastral Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms4
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches13
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
246,058 residents in East Suffolk · 195/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 158 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,335 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 122,720)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
114 schools · 31,855 pupils
84 primary · 12 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 48 of 56 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
101inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Farlingaye High SchoolGood
- Felixstowe SchoolGood
- Kesgrave High SchoolGood
- Pakefield High SchoolGood
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormGood
- Alde Valley AcademyRequires improvement
- Beccles High SchoolRequires improvement
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
- Bungay High School
- East Point Academy
- Ormiston Denes Academy
- Sir John Leman High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East 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
- 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
436 applications decided
92.7% granted · 404 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour
Suffolk Coastal
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 11
- Con 15
- LD 9
- Grn 16
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,080 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
24 jobs advertised · £33,544 avg
e.g. Team Manager Nights - Martlesham Extra, Senior Accountant, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Martlesham Heath – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£734 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,540 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 129,067 certificates
11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
80% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 41% · Wind 37% · Gas 18% · Biomass 2%
75 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Suffolk Coastal:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership384 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership322 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office296 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases260 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test244 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Adastral Park · 0.3 kmAdastral Park is a science campus based on part of the old Royal Air Force Station at Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk.
Martlesham Heath · 0.3 kmMartlesham Heath is a village in the civil parish of Martlesham, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) east of Ipswich, This was an ancient area of heathland and latter…
- Centre for Integrated Photonics · 0.4 km
The Centre for Integrated Photonics (CIP) was a research and development centre for photonic devices. It was based in Phoenix House at Adastral Park in Martlesham, UK. It was bought by Huawei in 2012, between 2003 and…
RAF Martlesham Heath · 0.9 kmRoyal Air Force Martlesham Heath or more simply RAF Martlesham Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. It was active between 1917 and 1963, and p…
Woodbridge Rural District · 1.0 kmWoodbridge Rural District was a rural district within the administrative county of East Suffolk between 1894 and 1934. It was created out of the earlier Woodbridge rural sanitary district. It surrounded the town of Wo…
Martlesham · 1.4 kmMartlesham is a village in Suffolk, England about two miles (3 km) south-west of Woodbridge and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Ipswich. It is often referred to as "old Martlesham" by locals in order to distinguish this old…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Martlesham Heath?
- Martlesham Heath is a town in Suffolk, England, in the East Suffolk local authority.
- How deprived is Martlesham Heath?
- The East Suffolk local authority, which includes Martlesham Heath, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.