Walsham le Willows
Walsham le Willows is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 2,500. There are 7 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Elmswell, 7.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Walsham le Willows area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Mid Suffolk area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,695 residents at roughly 118 people per km².
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds
- Police force
- Suffolk
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 8th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 16° · 83% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:18
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Mid-Suffolk North and East · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour in the Rickinghall and Bottesdale area on Friday evenings specifically outside the Co-Op in Rickinghall
- Preventing Acquisitive Crime. There has been a rise in burglaries and thefts across the local area, including incidents targeting homes,…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
139 reported road collisions (2024)
36 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 13.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Elmswell (7.2 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Elmswell (7.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£320,276 average▲ 5.8% YoY
Across Mid Suffolk · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,001 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY
- 1 bed £718
- 2 bed £919
- 3 bed £1,118
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · ESSO (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (11.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: PIS Wyverstone VH (4.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
102,695 residents in Mid Suffolk · 118/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 229 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,317 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 50,370)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
57 schools · 14,148 pupils
46 primary · 7 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Debenham High SchoolGood
- Stowupland High SchoolRequires improvement
- Claydon High School
- Hartismere School
- Stowmarket High School
- Stradbroke High School
- Thurston Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mid 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 (Walsham le Willows)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 64 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
187 applications decided
89.8% granted · 168 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Green majority
- Con 3
- LD 4
- Grn 23
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,565 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£764 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,233 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 · 49,211 certificates
10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Waveney Valley:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership476 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership410 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office315 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s263 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases222 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Walsham le Willows · 0.5 kmWalsham le Willows is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, located around 3 miles (4 km) south-east of Stanton. Queen Elizabeth I granted Walsham le Willows to Nicholas Bacon, L…
- Walsham-le-Willows F.C. · 0.6 km
Walsham-le-Willows Football Club is a football club based in the village of Walsham le Willows in Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Summer Roa…
- RAF Shepherds Grove · 1.6 km
Royal Air Force Shepherds Grove or more simply RAF Shepherds Grove is a former Royal Air Force station located in Suffolk, active from 1943–44 to 1966. Shepherds Grove was host to units of the United States Army Air F…
Badwell Ash · 2.3 kmBadwell Ash is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, near Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.
Langham, Suffolk · 2.4 kmLangham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around seven miles north east of Bury St Edmunds, in 2005 its population was 90. The parish also contains the ha…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Walsham le Willows?
- Walsham le Willows is a town in Suffolk, England, in the Mid Suffolk local authority.
- How deprived is Walsham le Willows?
- The Mid Suffolk local authority, which includes Walsham le Willows, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.