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Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham

Middle area

North west Babergh. 6,702 people in 100 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£400,000
1,898th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,430
3,402nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham compares

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Median sale price11 middle areas, Babergh · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from £254,000 to £422,500. The middle area is £342,000. Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham is £400,000.
£400,000joint 2nd highest
Population11 middle areas, Babergh · 2021
Population: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from 6,121 to 11,622. The middle area is 8,200. Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham is 6,430.
6,4304th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Babergh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from 53.6% to 95.1%. The middle area is 71.7%. Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham is 56.4%.
56.4%2nd lowest
Claimant rate11 middle areas, Babergh · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Babergh11 areas from 1.2% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.1%. Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham is 2.0%.
2.0%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Babergh

These figures are published for the whole of Babergh, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Babergh and not Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham alone. See Babergh

Average house price
£330,523
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,904
30th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
61st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.4
104th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham was £400,000 in 2025.

Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham had 6,430 usual residents at the census.

In Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham, 56.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.