Mildenhall

West Suffolk · East of England · population 8,939 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,001 of 6,856 in England
  • #546 of 746 in East of England
  • #19 of 21 in West Suffolk
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,843
Median age (est.)41
Density765per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above21%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 20%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 37%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Associate professional 17% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Associate professional17%
Skilled trades14%
Elementary12%
Professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Mildenhall is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,001 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 21 in West Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (93) but weak on Education (19). Typical homes here sold for about £245,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 111 sales), 16% below the wider West Suffolk median of £289,972. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #2,022 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,499 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 42 · #3,960
Employment 46 · #3,720
Education 19 · #5,523
Health 43 · #3,899
Crime 43 · #3,912
Housing & access 32 · #4,646
Living environment 93 · #505

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,0001110.0%+14.0%
Detached£322,50042+3.6%+15.2%
Semi-detached£235,00033-4.1%+16.0%
Terraced£184,00029-3.2%+11.5%
Flat£128,0007+19.1%
This area£245,000
West Suffolk£289,972
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,499±£5,198 · #4,534 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,270
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 709 offences
West Suffolk59
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,046 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences351
Theft126
Burglary23
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons69
Drugs15
Robbery6
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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