# Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

West Mid Suffolk. 10,554 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 51 square kilometres.

Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North had 8,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006264. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £347,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North was £347,500 in 2025. Joint 2,680th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/thurston-badwell-ash-and-elmswell-north#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,870** (2021). Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North had 8,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,264th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/thurston-badwell-ash-and-elmswell-north#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/thurston-badwell-ash-and-elmswell-north#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.6%** (January 2026). In Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North, 75.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/thurston-badwell-ash-and-elmswell-north#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02006264) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02006264) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 247 homes were sold in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02006264) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02006264) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North had 8,870 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 40.3 per 1,000 people across Mid Suffolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 241 |
| Other crime | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £347,500 | 6th most expensive | 12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2025 |
| Population | 8,870 | 5th most populated | 12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 75.6% | 4th highest | 12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · Jan 2026 |

## Is Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 40.3 per 1,000 people across Mid Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (241), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (39).
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 Mid Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mid Suffolk and not Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North alone. [See Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk)

- **Average house price: £317,979** (August 2026). Mid Suffolk’s average house price was £317,979 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,350** (2025). Full-time workers living in Mid Suffolk earned a median of £41,350 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 113th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in Mid Suffolk costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Mid Suffolk has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North was £347,500 in 2025.
Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North had 8,870 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North, 75.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006264
- Ward: [Thurston †](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/ward/thurston)
- Constituency: [Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket)
- Council: [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 50.98 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,554*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/rickinghall-walsham-le-willows-and-gislingham), [Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/elmswell-south-haughley-beyton-and-felsham), [Ixworth, Honington & Barnham](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/ixworth-honington-and-barnham), [Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/fornham-great-barton-and-rougham), [Stanton & Barningham](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/stanton-and-barningham)

## Latest updates for Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006264

## How to cite

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