East Suffolk: local statistics
East Suffolk is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 250,106 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over East Suffolk, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In March 2026, 11,165 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in East Suffolk, 2% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, 29th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in East Suffolk at £276,301 for July 2026, down 1.0% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it the 37th highest of the 45 council areas in the East of England; the average for the East of England was £337,518. Since July 2016 prices have risen 30%; the July high in the series was £296,786 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in East Suffolk (£36,793) gives a ratio of 7.5. That ratio is the 36th highest ratio of 45 in the East of England.
East Suffolk had an estimated 250,106 residents in mid-2025, up 0.2% on mid-2024. That is 9,627 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.0% (the East of England: +8.5%). That is 38th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the fastest growth. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 83.4% of East Suffolk residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.9 points either way; the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 72.4% to 83.7%.
The police recorded 49.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in East Suffolk in the year to March 2026 (12,345 offences in all), the 33rd highest rate of the 42 council areas in the East of England. A year earlier it was 51.0. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 19.7 to 65.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in East Suffolk took home £733.50 a week before tax, or £36,793 over a year. It is 33rd of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest, and 8.9% less than across the East of England. Jobs based in East Suffolk paid a median £711.70 a week, £21.80 less than the figure for people who live there.
Average Band D council tax in East Suffolk is £2,334.80 for 2026-27, 5.1% more than in 2025-26. That makes it 29th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2019-20, it was £1,741.14.
In 2022 to 2024, women in East Suffolk had a life expectancy at birth of 83.8 years; for men it was 80.6 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.2 years for women and +0.4 for men. It is the 29th highest for women of 45 in the East of England.
In August 2026, 3,910 people in East Suffolk were on the claimant count, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the East of England: 3.3%). Twelve months before, it was 2.7%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.5% (October 2023) and 3.9% (August 2021).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 240,479 |
| 2016 | 241,807 |
| 2017 | 243,496 |
| 2018 | 244,313 |
| 2019 | 245,052 |
| 2020 | 245,482 |
| 2021 | 246,776 |
| 2022 | 247,177 |
| 2023 | 248,519 |
| 2024 | 249,581 |
| 2025 | 250,106 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £211,921 |
| July 2017 | £226,870 |
| July 2018 | £239,037 |
| July 2019 | £239,302 |
| July 2020 | £244,116 |
| July 2021 | £257,155 |
| July 2022 | £296,786 |
| July 2023 | £283,476 |
| July 2024 | £284,062 |
| July 2025 | £279,184 |
| July 2026 | £276,301 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2022 | £596.90 a week |
| 2023 | £646.00 a week |
| 2024 | £659.60 a week |
| 2025 | £733.50 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2019-20 | £1,741.14 |
| 2020-21 | £1,810.23 |
| 2021-22 | £1,879.37 |
| 2022-23 | £1,938.63 |
| 2023-24 | £2,018.75 |
| 2024-25 | £2,117.61 |
| 2025-26 | £2,222.36 |
| 2026-27 | £2,334.80 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 19.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 53.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 63.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 61.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 63.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 57.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 65.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 60.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 51.0 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 49.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 75.9% |
| 2016/17 | 77.6% |
| 2017/18 | 78.8% |
| 2018/19 | 76.7% |
| 2019/20 | 78.1% |
| 2020/21 | 72.4% |
| 2021/22 | 77.0% |
| 2022/23 | 83.7% |
| 2023/24 | 76.5% |
| 2024/25 | 78.2% |
| 2025/26 | 83.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 10,905 |
| 2017 | 11,050 |
| 2018 | 11,145 |
| 2019 | 11,310 |
| 2020 | 11,315 |
| 2021 | 11,320 |
| 2022 | 11,525 |
| 2023 | 11,335 |
| 2024 | 11,170 |
| 2025 | 11,080 |
| 2026 | 11,165 |
Questions about East Suffolk
What is the average house price in East Suffolk?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £276,301.
What is the population of East Suffolk?
The ONS estimates 250,106 people lived in East Suffolk in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in East Suffolk?
49.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average salary in East Suffolk?
Median pay for full-time employees living in East Suffolk was £733.50 a week in April 2025 (£36,793 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How much is Band D council tax in East Suffolk?
£2,334.80 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in East Suffolk?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.6 years for men and 83.8 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in East Suffolk?
The ONS claimant count was 3,910 in August 2026, 2.8% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over East Suffolk
Every body that makes decisions for East Suffolk, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- East Suffolk council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- East Suffolk in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Patrick Spencer (Conservative) MP
- Lowestoft: Jess Asato (Labour) MP
- Suffolk Coastal: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) MP
- Waveney Valley: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Sum of the former Suffolk Coastal and Waveney partnerships, which make up this council area. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK population · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Basildon · Bedford · Colchester · Huntingdonshire · Luton · Peterborough
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