Snailwell
Snailwell is a town or village in Suffolk, England. There is one bus stop and the nearest railway station is Newmarket, 4.8 km away. In June 2026, there was one recorded street crime, most commonly vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Snailwell 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
- West Suffolk
- 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°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 11° · 47% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:27
13h 5m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
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
40 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newmarket (4.7 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newmarket (4.8 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: 159.9p · BP (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (5.4 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: McDonald's, Newmarket (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches4
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
- In a conservation area (Snailwell)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 13 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
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
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
- GPs & clinics1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,390 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
50 jobs advertised · £34,566 avg
e.g. Customer Service Executive, Stylist, PPA/ Supply Teachers
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
64% low-carbon electricity
Gas 35% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 9%
149 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Ely and East Cambridgeshire:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership476 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s421 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership308 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office298 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test287 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Snailwell · 0.1 kmSnailwell is a small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, England around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Newmarket.
Snailwell Meadows · 0.7 kmSnailwell Meadows is a 14.8-hectare (37-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Snailwell in Cambridgeshire.
RAF Snailwell · 1.0 kmRoyal Air Force Snailwell or more simply RAF Snailwell is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire, located 3 miles (5 km) north of Newmarket, Suffolk, England.
Landwade · 1.8 kmLandwade is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Exning, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is 4 miles north of Newmarket. It was one of the smallest parishes in the…
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen · 1.9 kmChippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen is a 155.9-hectare (385-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,…
Brackland Rough · 2.6 kmBrackland Rough is a 10.7-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Fordham in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as For…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Snailwell?
- Snailwell is a town in Suffolk, England, in the West Suffolk local authority.
- How deprived is Snailwell?
- The West Suffolk local authority, which includes Snailwell, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.