Babergh: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£484,481

Semi-detached

£310,687

Terraced

£241,282

Flat or maisonette

£151,585

First-time buyers

£262,087

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  80,200 in 1991 → 97,033 in 2024 (+21.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £181,210 in 2005 → £330,523 in 2026 (+82.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £355 in 2008 → £595 in 2025 (+67.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.0% in 2004 → 69.7% in 2023 (−7.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.3% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+84.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,957 in 1997 → £27,849 in 2024 (+154.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Babergh; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing20.2 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 29th lowest of 292
• New homes · Housing13.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 41st highest of 296
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 50th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 72nd highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills51.5% (2023) · 330th highest of 348
• Business births · Economy & work8.1% (2024) · 339th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access49% (May 2024) · 292nd highest of 318
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access17 min (2019) · 291st lowest of 326

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Suffolk, which includes Babergh.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.9 years · England 83.8 · 32nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.1 years · England 60.9 · 54th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.7 years · England 61.3 · 59th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)265.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 23rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.5% · England 10.4 · 73rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Suffolk, which includes Babergh.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.1% · England 68.3 · 80th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.1 score · England 46.0 · 129th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.5% · England 5.8 · 93rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.0% · England 19.8 · 71st lowest of 153