Woolpit
Woolpit is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 1,753. It has around 1 pharmacy and 5 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Elmswell, 2.2 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Woolpit 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° / 17° · 78% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:18
12h 52m 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 · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
24 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Criminal damage & arson6
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Burglary2
Neighbourhood team: Mid-Suffolk South and West · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour and Drug-Related Activity
- Preventing Acquisitive Crime There has been a rise in burglaries and thefts across the local area, including incidents targeting homes, s…
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
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Elmswell (2.2 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Elmswell (2.1 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: 135.9p · BP (7.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (7.5 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Elmswell Services (EV Tesla OTM) - Elmswell, UK (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches2
- 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 (Woolpit)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 83 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
Your MP
Dr Peter Prinsley
Labour
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoMotion to sit in private
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Green majority
- Con 3
- LD 4
- Grn 23
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,565 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
33 jobs advertised · £34,230 avg
e.g. Legionella Risk Assessor, Sales Ledger Assistant, Online Personal trainers Tutoring Job in Bury Green – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
43% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 8% · Biomass 8%
226 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
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 Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership474 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office338 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership320 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test304 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s303 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Woolpit · 0.0 kmWoolpit is a village in the English county of Suffolk, midway between the towns of Bury St. Edmunds and Stowmarket. In 2011 Woolpit parish had a population of 1,995. It is notable for the 12th-century legend of the gr…
Saint Mary's Church, Woolpit · 0.1 kmSaint Mary's Church is the parish church of Woolpit, Suffolk, England. Much of the church was built in the fifteenth century but its most salient feature, the spire, was rebuilt in 1870, thanks to the architect Richar…

Woolpit Heath · 1.6 kmWoolpit Heath is a settlement in Suffolk, England near the village of Woolpit.
Thedwastre Rural District · 1.7 kmThedwastre was a rural district in West Suffolk, England from 1894 to 1974. Thedwastre was formed under the Local Government Act 1894, from the part of the Stow Rural Sanitary District which was in West Suffolk. It wa…
Norton Wood · 2.0 kmNorton Wood is a 24.8-hectare (61-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Norton in Suffolk, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woolpit?
- Woolpit is a town in Suffolk, England, in the Mid Suffolk local authority.
- What is the population of Woolpit?
- Woolpit has an approximate settlement population of 1,753.
- How deprived is Woolpit?
- The Mid Suffolk local authority, which includes Woolpit, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.