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Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk is a district council in Suffolk, in the East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Mid Suffolk and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,317

Lower than 78% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£320k

Higher than 63% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 5.8% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£922

Higher than 50% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 6.3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings7.7

Higher than 55% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint 11th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home70

Higher than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van9.8%

Lower than 98% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

2nd lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station20.2%

Lower than 63% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket43.8%

Lower than 94% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

2nd lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy44.5%

Lower than 96% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

5th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available58.2%

Lower than 92% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

3rd lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths58%

Lower than 84% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

Joint 9th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Down 6 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score45.9

Higher than 52% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,131

Lower than 54% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Suffolk as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents46.2

Lower than 90% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

Joint 7th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Down 12.6% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.2

Lower than 84% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

Joint 7th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year44.0

Higher than 52% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Suffolk as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier90.1%

Lower than 53% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.6

Higher than 55% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 6.2% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 108.0

Higher than 96% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

Joint 3rd highest of the 43 councils in the East of England.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 102.7

Lower than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.

4th lowest of the 43 councils in the East of England.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women61.7 yrs

Higher than 51% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Suffolk as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 4.7 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home16.9 ha

Lower than 69% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.4 µg/m³

Lower than 69% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

9th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.

Down 35.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Mid Suffolk shares a boundary with Babergh, Breckland, East Suffolk, Ipswich, South Norfolk and West Suffolk. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. East Suffolk£792
  2. Breckland£846
  3. South Norfolk£890
  4. Ipswich£915
  5. Babergh£916
  6. Mid Suffolk£922
  7. West Suffolk£1,061
Average house price, all homes
  1. Ipswich£219k
  2. Breckland£274k
  3. East Suffolk£278k
  4. West Suffolk£297k
  5. South Norfolk£312k
  6. Mid Suffolk£320k
  7. Babergh£329k
Council tax, band D
  1. Mid Suffolk£2,317
  2. East Suffolk£2,335
  3. Babergh£2,342
  4. West Suffolk£2,351
  5. Breckland£2,444
  6. Ipswich£2,468
  7. South Norfolk£2,483
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. South Norfolk41.2
  2. Mid Suffolk46.2
  3. Babergh46.2
  4. West Suffolk46.2
  5. Breckland48.6
  6. East Suffolk49.4
  7. Ipswich91.0
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. West Suffolk1,989
  2. Mid Suffolk2,131
  3. South Norfolk2,132
  4. Breckland2,258
  5. East Suffolk2,285
  6. Ipswich2,452
  7. Babergh2,650
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Breckland49%
  2. Mid Suffolk58%
  3. West Suffolk58%
  4. Ipswich59%
  5. East Suffolk60%
  6. South Norfolk60%
  7. Babergh67%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Breckland5.4 µg/m³
  2. West Suffolk6 µg/m³
  3. South Norfolk6.2 µg/m³
  4. Mid Suffolk6.4 µg/m³
  5. Babergh6.8 µg/m³
  6. East Suffolk7.3 µg/m³
  7. Ipswich9.9 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. South Norfolk9.3%
  2. West Suffolk9.4%
  3. Babergh9.7%
  4. Breckland16.7%
  5. Mid Suffolk20.2%
  6. East Suffolk22.5%
  7. Ipswich23.4%

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