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Living in Fornham St Martin: Liveability Score 47/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Fornham St Martin is 47/100, built from 7 categories. Lifestyle is where Fornham St Martin most outperforms the national norm: 60/100 against a median of 21/100 across UK towns. Among the 15 scored places sharing the IP28 postcode district, Fornham St Martin ranks 6th.

Its lifestyle score runs 26 points above the IP28 district's 34/100. On the national picture that lands Fornham St Martin in the middle half of all the places we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the IP28 postcode district.

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Settlement area

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Fornham St Martin scores 47 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
66
Air Quality NO₂ 6.402 · PM2.5 7.057 · PM10 12.246 µg/m³
71
Green Space 54
Parks Ample 23
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses Some 1
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
30
1 school in area · 12 within 4km
1Good
  • Tollgate Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Good

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
22
A&E departmentsRAF Lakenheath Medical Hospital10.1 mi
Urgent Care Cambridge24.2 mi
Cambridge Biomedical Campus24.8 mi
Hospital waitsWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust0.4 mi
Routine referral (median)11 wks
Treated within 18 weeks66%
A&E seen within 4 hrs78.1%
Nearest GP surgerySwan Surgery1.8 mi
GP capacity1,336 patients per GP
0dentists0pharmacies

Score reflects proximity to CQC-rated GP surgeries and hospitals, not facility count. Dentists and pharmacies are shown for context but don't affect the score.

Broadband
78
Full fibre (FTTP)72.9%
available across West Suffolk
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
92.1%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
92.1%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 25 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
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No official data available for this category.

Bills
56
Council tax West Suffolk · 2026-27
A £1,567
B £1,829
C £2,090
D £2,351
E £2,873
F £3,396
G £3,918
H £4,702
Energy Eastern England region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band D
Water Anglian Water
Average bill regional £498/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
42
Bury St Edmunds 1.5 mi
Thurston 4.6 mi
Elmswell 9.1 mi
J9A M11 25.5 mi
J9A M11 26.1 mi
J9 M11 26.7 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
60
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness Adequate 2

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Fornham St Martin in the last 12 months, which isn't enough for a reliable median. Smaller villages often fall below this in any given year. Figures come from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and are updated monthly, so this may fill in later.

Nearby places

Fornham All Saints 49 0.7 mi away ⇄
Ingham (West Suffolk) 36 1.8 mi away ⇄
Bury St Edmunds 63 2.0 mi away ⇄
Culford 50 2.1 mi away ⇄
Great Barton 40 2.7 mi away ⇄
Risby 40 3.1 mi away ⇄
Horringer 53 3.8 mi away ⇄
Lackford 48 3.8 mi away ⇄
Thurston 41 4.8 mi away ⇄
Pakenham 36 4.9 mi away ⇄
Sicklesmere 44 4.9 mi away ⇄
Longfield Green 27 5.3 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Fornham St Martin a nice place to live?

Fornham St Martin has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Fornham St Martin is 47/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Fornham St Martin?

Among the top-rated schools in Fornham St Martin is Tollgate Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Fornham St Martin in total.

Fornham St Martin in context

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Postcode districts in Fornham St Martin

IP28 44 ⇄
IP31 41 ⇄

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