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Living in Hundon: Liveability Score 26/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Hundon comes out at 26/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 10/100 against a town median of 60/100. Hundon places 13th of 14 in the CO10 postcode district.

Against the wider CO10 district average of 46/100, that is 20 points below. That sits 24 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the bottom 10% of the towns and villages we score. Below 30/100: healthcare (3), lifestyle (7), transport (11) and schools (13). The same breakdown for the wider area is on the CO10 postcode district.

26
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

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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
55
Air Quality NO₂ 4.686 · PM2.5 6.76 · PM10 11.8 µg/m³
74
Green Space 12
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches Adequate 2
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
13
1 school in area · 2 within 4km
1Good
  • Hundon Community Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2025
    Good

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

Healthcare
3
A&E departmentsCambridge Biomedical Campus17 mi
Urgent Care Cambridge18.1 mi
RAF Lakenheath Medical Hospital19.3 mi
Hospital waitsEast Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust2.1 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks60.2%
A&E seen within 4 hrs76.7%
Nearest GP surgeryGuildhall Surgery Clare3 mi
GP capacity1,986 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
10
Full fibre (FTTP)72.9%
available across West Suffolk
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
3.4%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
3.4%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
98.3%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 23 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
11
Dullingham 9.5 mi
Sudbury 10 mi
Newmarket 10.4 mi
J9A M11 14.5 mi
J9A M11 14.9 mi
J9 M11 15.1 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
7
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Hundon 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

Cock and End 34 2.1 mi away ⇄
Kedington 50 2.3 mi away ⇄
Clare 51 2.9 mi away ⇄
Stoke-by-Clare 26 3.3 mi away ⇄
Sturmer 47 3.9 mi away ⇄
Wickhambrook 51 4.2 mi away ⇄
Haverhill 58 4.6 mi away ⇄
Cavendish 41 4.6 mi away ⇄
Ridgewell 41 4.9 mi away ⇄
Lidgate 43 5.6 mi away ⇄
Glemsford 43 5.8 mi away ⇄
Steeple Bumpstead 44 5.9 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Hundon a nice place to live?

Hundon scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Hundon is 26/100, placing it among one of the lower-scoring areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Hundon?

Among the top-rated schools in Hundon is Hundon Community Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 1 rated schools in Hundon in total.

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Postcode districts in Hundon

CO10 46 ⇄

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