United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
West Suffolk
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~177k · 70 state-funded schools
Good schools and low crime come at a price, but not as high as many places. West Suffolk offers pupils the regional median for Good or Outstanding schools at 92.1%, and recorded crime is below the East of England average at 55.4 per 1,000. However, this comes with a rent burden of 35.9% of median weekly pay, and house prices are 7.3 times annual earnings, both figures sitting above the regional median. Deprivation is also slightly higher than the East of England average. This is a settled place for families prioritising education and safety, with less to offer those seeking high earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How West Suffolk ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,270/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£287,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£1,176/mo
Expensive
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,351/yr
Cheap
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Crime
55.4/1k
Low
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.3
Low
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Schools
91.4%
Weak
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
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
70 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
64 of 70 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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70 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 70 schools, sortable and filterable.
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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.