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Mid Suffolk local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

8.1% to 24.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.1% in Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden to 24.9% in St Peter's — a gap of 16.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden8.1%2082,582
Bramford9.1%1111,223
Blakenham9.5%1471,553
Rattlesden9.9%1311,319
Onehouse10.2%1151,131
Elmswell & Woolpit10.3%2982,883
Palgrave10.7%1281,195
Bacton11%1291,178
Gislingham11.6%1571,348
Mendlesham11.7%1481,268
Thurston11.8%2922,474
Fressingfield12%1511,256
Claydon & Barham12.5%3062,440
Walsham-le-Willows12.7%1711,348
Hoxne & Worlingworth12.7%1461,150
Stradbroke & Laxfield13%1761,355
Eye13.9%1801,296
Rickinghall14.4%1861,291
Combs Ford14.9%3622,430
Debenham15.4%2141,394
Chilton15.4%4602,993
Stonham16.4%1951,189
Needham Market17%4862,864
Stow Thorney21.6%4922,275
Battisford & Ringshall22.5%2901,289
St Peter's24.9%4011,608
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 5.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Stow Thorney to 5.7% in Eye — a gap of 3.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stow Thorney2.1%1215,854
Stonham2.8%802,823
Rattlesden3.3%1043,133
Battisford & Ringshall3.4%1253,657
Blakenham3.7%1323,573
Onehouse3.7%992,669
Debenham3.8%1243,275
Thurston3.8%2265,891
Bacton3.8%1072,781
Walsham-le-Willows3.9%1233,121
Rickinghall4%1152,901
Stradbroke & Laxfield4.1%1263,053
Mendlesham4.2%1252,970
Palgrave4.3%1252,911
Hoxne & Worlingworth4.3%1172,698
Claydon & Barham4.3%2545,847
Chilton4.5%3116,971
Elmswell & Woolpit4.5%2966,537
Gislingham4.7%1503,223
Needham Market4.7%2805,985
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden4.9%2835,763
Fressingfield5%1402,812
Combs Ford5.2%2915,592
St Peter's5.4%1673,119
Bramford5.4%1432,647
Eye5.7%1662,892
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People aged 65 or over

8.9% to 31.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.9% in Stow Thorney to 31.9% in Fressingfield — a gap of 23.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stow Thorney8.9%5185,853
Blakenham16.4%5873,573
Battisford & Ringshall20.2%7373,657
Chilton20.9%1,4546,972
Combs Ford21%1,1725,591
Stonham25.1%7082,824
Elmswell & Woolpit25.8%1,6886,536
Claydon & Barham25.9%1,5155,846
Thurston26.3%1,5505,893
Gislingham26.7%8593,218
Rattlesden27%8463,134
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden27.1%1,5615,763
Walsham-le-Willows27.2%8483,119
Needham Market27.4%1,6375,984
St Peter's27.4%8533,118
Onehouse27.4%7332,672
Mendlesham27.7%8252,974
Debenham28.4%9303,275
Palgrave29%8442,910
Hoxne & Worlingworth30.2%8162,699
Stradbroke & Laxfield30.3%9233,051
Bacton30.3%8432,782
Rickinghall30.8%8932,900
Eye30.9%8932,893
Bramford31.6%8382,648
Fressingfield31.9%8972,811
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.3% to 22.4%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.3% in Stow Thorney to 22.4% in Combs Ford — a gap of 12.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stow Thorney10.3%4564,430
Stonham13.4%3262,427
Thurston14.3%7064,937
Rattlesden14.4%3782,627
Gislingham14.6%4012,746
Blakenham15%4392,926
Debenham15.1%4132,744
Onehouse15.4%3512,281
Elmswell & Woolpit15.9%8655,431
Mendlesham16.5%4132,500
Hoxne & Worlingworth17.9%4122,308
Claydon & Barham18.1%8964,937
Battisford & Ringshall18.2%5633,092
Bacton18.3%4392,401
Palgrave18.7%4672,500
Chilton18.8%1,0595,645
Walsham-le-Willows18.8%4972,645
Needham Market19%9875,196
Rickinghall19.3%4772,475
Stradbroke & Laxfield19.5%5062,601
Fressingfield19.6%4802,453
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden19.8%9634,852
Eye21.6%5332,462
Bramford22%4992,264
St Peter's22.3%6062,717
Combs Ford22.4%1,0544,703
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21% to 38%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 21% in Combs Ford to 38% in Stonham — a gap of 17 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Combs Ford21%9864,703
Bramford24.6%5572,264
St Peter's25.1%6832,717
Chilton25.6%1,4445,645
Needham Market26.8%1,3945,196
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden27.9%1,3554,852
Blakenham28.3%8282,926
Eye28.3%6972,462
Stradbroke & Laxfield28.8%7492,601
Bacton28.9%6952,401
Claydon & Barham29.4%1,4504,937
Rickinghall29.5%7302,475
Palgrave31.1%7772,500
Walsham-le-Willows31.1%8232,645
Fressingfield31.3%7682,453
Stow Thorney31.5%1,3954,430
Battisford & Ringshall31.8%9833,092
Mendlesham32.2%8052,500
Elmswell & Woolpit32.2%1,7515,431
Gislingham32.7%8972,746
Hoxne & Worlingworth32.8%7582,308
Onehouse33.1%7552,281
Debenham34.6%9492,744
Thurston36.2%1,7864,937
Rattlesden37.3%9812,627
Stonham38%9222,427
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.6% to 20.1%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.6% in Stow Thorney to 20.1% in Combs Ford — a gap of 13.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stow Thorney6.6%1502,273
Battisford & Ringshall9.1%1171,287
Stonham9.7%1151,185
Rattlesden10.6%1391,316
Thurston10.7%2642,473
Blakenham11.7%1821,553
Palgrave12%1431,196
Onehouse12.5%1411,131
Gislingham12.5%1691,349
Debenham12.6%1761,393
Claydon & Barham13%3182,443
Stradbroke & Laxfield13%1761,352
Hoxne & Worlingworth13.1%1511,150
Elmswell & Woolpit13.6%3922,883
Walsham-le-Willows13.8%1861,352
Mendlesham13.8%1751,269
Rickinghall13.9%1801,292
Bacton14.1%1661,177
Fressingfield14.8%1861,257
Needham Market14.9%4262,865
Eye15.7%2031,296
Chilton15.7%4712,995
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden17.1%4412,583
Bramford17.4%2131,222
St Peter's19.5%3131,608
Combs Ford20.1%4882,431
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.8% to 17.7%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.8% in Stonham to 17.7% in Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden — a gap of 12.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Stonham4.8%571,189
Bacton5.3%631,178
Stow Thorney6%1372,275
Battisford & Ringshall6.4%821,289
Thurston7.3%1812,474
Gislingham7.3%991,348
Claydon & Barham7.9%1922,440
Blakenham8.3%1291,553
Onehouse8.7%981,131
Palgrave8.7%1041,195
Rickinghall9.5%1231,291
Hoxne & Worlingworth9.6%1101,150
Mendlesham9.9%1251,268
Debenham10.3%1431,394
Fressingfield10.9%1371,256
Needham Market11.1%3182,864
Rattlesden11.2%1481,319
Bramford13.4%1641,223
Stradbroke & Laxfield13.4%1821,355
Elmswell & Woolpit13.5%3902,883
Walsham-le-Willows13.7%1851,348
Chilton16.4%4912,993
St Peter's16.6%2671,608
Combs Ford16.7%4072,430
Eye17%2201,296
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden17.7%4582,582
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BactonBattisford & RingshallBlakenhamBramfordChiltonClaydon & BarhamCombs FordDebenhamElmswell & WoolpitEyeFressingfieldGislinghamHaughley, Stowupland & WetherdenHoxne & WorlingworthMendleshamNeedham MarketOnehousePalgraveRattlesdenRickinghallSt Peter'sStonhamStow ThorneyStradbroke & LaxfieldThurstonWalsham-le-Willows
26 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Bacton →2,783 people · census date in profileBattisford & Ringshall →3,656 people · census date in profileBlakenham →3,573 people · census date in profileBramford →2,648 people · census date in profileChilton →6,971 people · census date in profileClaydon & Barham →5,847 people · census date in profileCombs Ford →5,592 people · census date in profileDebenham →3,275 people · census date in profileElmswell & Woolpit →6,537 people · census date in profileEye →2,892 people · census date in profileFressingfield →2,812 people · census date in profileGislingham →3,223 people · census date in profileHaughley, Stowupland & Wetherden →5,763 people · census date in profileHoxne & Worlingworth →2,697 people · census date in profileMendlesham →2,970 people · census date in profileNeedham Market →5,985 people · census date in profileOnehouse →2,668 people · census date in profilePalgrave →2,911 people · census date in profileRattlesden →3,133 people · census date in profileRickinghall →2,901 people · census date in profileSt Peter's →3,119 people · census date in profileStonham →2,823 people · census date in profileStow Thorney →5,855 people · census date in profileStradbroke & Laxfield →3,052 people · census date in profileThurston →5,892 people · census date in profileWalsham-le-Willows →3,121 people · census date in profile