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Stow Thorney · Mid Suffolk

Stow Thorney: your neighbourhood

Stow Thorney electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 8.9% here, compared with 25.3% across Mid Suffolk (16.4 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 14% across Mid Suffolk (7.9 percentage points higher).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 10.3% here, compared with 17.6% across Mid Suffolk (7.3 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

8.9%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

518 out of 5,853.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

121 out of 5,854.

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People counted in the census

5,855

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,855 out of 5,855.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.5%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,395 out of 4,430.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

36%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

819 out of 2,273.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.6%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

150 out of 2,273.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

22.9%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,017 out of 4,432.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

75.2%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,332 out of 4,432.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

80 out of 4,432.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.3%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

456 out of 4,430.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

492 out of 2,275.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

524 out of 4,432.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

137 out of 2,275.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Stow Thorney

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

83 out of 4,432.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Stow Thorney ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

234 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 203 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Stow Thorney ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 13 mapped crimes in September 2024; 37 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Stow Thorney
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024132
October 2024242
November 2024160
December 202491
January 2025113
February 2025211
March 2025211
April 2025231
May 2025191
June 2025171
July 2025181
August 2025113
September 2025120
October 2025161
November 202592
December 2025171
January 2026190
February 2026211
March 2026121
April 2026200
May 2026201
June 2026252
July 2026261
August 2026373
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Stow Thorney
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime127
shoplifting29
criminal damage arson20
public order18
other theft14
other crime11
drugs6
vehicle crime4
burglary2
bicycle theft1
possession of weapons1
robbery1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Mid Suffolk →