Mildenhall (West Suffolk)

20°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:20

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

26 reported · July 2026▲ 30% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences12
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Vehicle crime3
• Drugs2

Neighbourhood team: Lakenheath and the Rows · Suffolk

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

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)

72 food businesses within 2 miles

• 59 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£296,879 average▲ 1.6% YoY

Across West Suffolk · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · ESSO (2.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: West Row VH (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches17
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

179,948 residents in West Suffolk · 174/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 176 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Suffolk

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
• 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

210 applications decided

93.3% granted · 196 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens32
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

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  RAF Mildenhall · 0.2 km

  Royal Air Force Mildenhall, or more simply RAF Mildenhall, is a Royal Air Force station located near Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. Despite its status as a Royal Air Force station, it primarily supports United States…

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  Beck Row · 0.3 km

  Beck Row is a village in the civil parish of Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The village is close to RAF Mildenhall and is home to about 3,000 pe…

• Holywell Row · 0.3 km

  Holywell Row is a village in Suffolk, England. It is part of the civil parish of Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 570.

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  Aspal Close · 1.0 km

  Aspal Close is an 18.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Beck Row in Suffolk. It is owned by West Suffolk District Council and managed by the council together with Aspal Close Management Committee.

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  Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill · 1.2 km

  Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill is a civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 4,048. The parish covers an area to the north of Mildenhal…

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  West Row · 2.1 km

  West Row is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is generally considered the edge of The Fens.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)