United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Mid Suffolk
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~105k · 54 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy, but cheaper to rent than most of the region. Mid Suffolk’s median house price is a significant 7.9 times median annual pay, ranking 14 of 45 for affordability, and while its median weekly earnings are higher than 51% of England authorities, they are below the East of England median. However, median monthly rent takes a manageable 29.4% of gross median earnings, well below the regional median of £1,231. Recorded crime is also low at 55.4 per 1,000, and deprivation scores are below the regional average. This suits those prioritising lower rents and safety over high earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
The signature
How Mid Suffolk ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,712/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£315,000
Mid-range
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Rent
£973/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,317/yr
Cheap
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Crime
55.4/1k
Low
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.2
Low
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Schools
92.5%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
54 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
49 of 53 (92.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
54 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 54 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Mid Suffolk →Places with similar signatures
Nearest by quintile position across pay · housing · tax · crime · IMD · schools
What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.