Worlingworth
Worlingworth is a village in Suffolk, England, with a population of around 802. It has 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Worlingworth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Mid Suffolk area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 102,695 residents at roughly 118 people per km².
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- County
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Police force
- Suffolk
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 14th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:19
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Debenham and Eye · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour to include behaviour of vehicle users
- Targeting overnight offences within the rural community.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
163 reported road collisions (2025)
43 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (4 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Diss (14.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£317,979 average▲ 5.3% YoY
Across Mid Suffolk · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,005 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY
- 1 bed £721
- 2 bed £922
- 3 bed £1,122
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,688 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: PIS Wilby VH (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,046
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,506
- Net moves+2,540
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 191 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
54 inspected 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
692 CQC-registered services
- Care homes197
- GP practices92
- Dentists135
- Homecare agencies208
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Suffolk
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
231 applications decided
91.8% granted · 212 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Adrian Ramsay
Green Party
Waveney Valley
Recent votes:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
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
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,625 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
60% low-carbon electricity
Gas 40% · Wind 39% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 7%
164 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Suffolk): 61.7 women · 62.1 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in IP13
- Framlingham Surgery
- Wickham Market Medical Centre
- Earl Soham Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Waveney Valley:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks370 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects258 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases226 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills218 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND202 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
The Swan Inn, Worlingworth · 0.1 kmThe Swan Inn is a public house in the village of Worlingworth, Suffolk, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
Worlingworth · 0.1 kmWorlingworth is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located around ten miles south-east of Diss. In 2011 it had a total population of 802 people.
- Worlingworth railway station · 1.3 km
Worlingworth railway station was a station located in Worlingworth, Suffolk. It was on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway between Kenton and Horham. It opened on 29 September 1908, and closed on 28 July 1952, 44 years afte…
Hartismere Rural District · 1.6 kmHartismere Rural District was a rural district in the county of East Suffolk, England. It was expanded in 1934 by merging with the disbanded Hoxne Rural District with a slight readjustment of boundaries. It was named…
Bedfield · 2.0 kmBedfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.
Tannington · 2.2 kmTannington is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around ten miles south-east of Diss, in 2005 its population was 110. At the 2011 Census the population had fa…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Worlingworth?
- Worlingworth is a town in Suffolk, England, in the Mid Suffolk local authority.
- What is the population of Worlingworth?
- Worlingworth has an approximate settlement population of 802.
- How deprived is Worlingworth?
- The Mid Suffolk local authority, which includes Worlingworth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.