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Living in Stradbroke: Liveability Score 24/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Stradbroke comes out at 24/100 on the 7 categories we can score here. Broadband falls furthest short: 10/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100. That places it last of the 10 scored places in the IP21 postcode district.

Against the wider IP21 district average of 40/100, that is 16 points below. Its bills score runs 14 points above the IP21 district's 44/100. That is 26 points below the national benchmark of 50, the bottom 10% of all UK towns and villages. For the surrounding area, see IP21 postcode district.

24
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

Settlement area

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Stradbroke scores 24 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
53
Air Quality NO₂ 5.302 · PM2.5 6.74 · PM10 12.336 µg/m³
73
Green Space 6
Parks None
Sports Pitches Some 1
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 1
Bowling Greens Adequate 2
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
8
2 schools in area · 3 within 4km
2Good
  • Stradbroke Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2022
    Good
  • Stradbroke High SchoolSecondary · 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
3
A&E departmentsIpswich Hospital17.8 mi
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital:Emergency Department20.3 mi
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital20.3 mi
Hospital waitsEast Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust2.5 mi
Routine referral (median)12 wks
Treated within 18 weeks60.2%
A&E seen within 4 hrs76.7%
Nearest GP surgeryFressingfield Medical Centre2.5 mi
GP capacity2,215 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)58.2%
available across Mid Suffolk
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
17.5%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
17.5%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
92.4%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 38 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
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No official data available for this category.

Bills
58
Council tax Mid Suffolk · 2026-27
A £1,545
B £1,802
C £2,060
D £2,317
E £2,832
F £3,347
G £3,862
H £4,634
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
5
Diss 7.4 mi
Halesworth 10.1 mi
Darsham 11.1 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
5
Pubs & Bars Some 2
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping Some 1
Takeaways None
Fitness Some 1

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Stradbroke 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

Horham 35 1.7 mi away ⇄
Wingfield 36 1.9 mi away ⇄
Fressingfield 35 2.7 mi away ⇄
Heckfield Green 36 3.3 mi away ⇄
Worlingworth 36 3.5 mi away ⇄
Laxfield 24 4.1 mi away ⇄
Bedfield 35 4.4 mi away ⇄
Needham 47 4.8 mi away ⇄
Occold 28 5.0 mi away ⇄
Dennington 36 5.2 mi away ⇄
Eye (Mid Suffolk) 43 5.4 mi away ⇄
Metfield 35 5.5 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Stradbroke a nice place to live?

Stradbroke scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Stradbroke is 24/100, 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 Stradbroke?

Among the top-rated schools in Stradbroke are Stradbroke Church of England Primary School and Stradbroke High School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 2 rated schools in Stradbroke in total.

Stradbroke in context

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Postcode districts in Stradbroke

IP21 40 ⇄

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