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Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham

Middle area

The north east of the East Suffolk. 5,908 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 77 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£392,500
Joint 2,007th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,842
2,555th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham at a rate of 46.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences106
Other crime62
Criminal damage and arson36
Anti-social behaviour24
Burglary16
Vehicle crime13
Shoplifting8
Drug offences7
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham compares

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Southwold, Reydon & WrenthamMiddle
Median sale price30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from £143,250 to £482,500. The middle area is £290,000. Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham is £392,500.
£392,5004th most expensive
Population30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 5,842 to 13,090. The middle area is 8,014. Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham is 5,842.
5,842least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 38.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.8%. Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham is 80.4%.
80.4%9th lowest

Is Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham at a rate of 46.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (106), other crime (62) and criminal damage and arson (36).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham alone. See East Suffolk

Average house price
£277,949
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,793
117th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 156th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
Joint 130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham was £392,500 in 2025.

Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham had 5,842 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham, 80.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.