# Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook The south west of the West Suffolk. 6,482 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 103 square kilometres. Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook had 6,520 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02006282. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 2,229th 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/west-suffolk/clare-cavendish-and-wickhambrook#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 6,520** (2021). Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook had 6,520 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3,547th least 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/west-suffolk/clare-cavendish-and-wickhambrook#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook 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/west-suffolk/clare-cavendish-and-wickhambrook#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.6%** (January 2026). In Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook, 71.6% 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/west-suffolk/clare-cavendish-and-wickhambrook#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006282) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook 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=E02006282) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 115 homes were sold in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006282) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006282) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook had 6,520 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook at a rate of 32.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West 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 | 98 | | Other crime | 43 | | Burglary | 19 | | Criminal damage and arson | 17 | | Anti-social behaviour | 16 | | Vehicle crime | 13 | | Drug offences | 5 | | Shoplifting | 1 | | Robbery | 0 | | Theft from the person | 0 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £375,000 | 2nd most expensive | 21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2025 | | Population | 6,520 | least populated | 21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 71.6% | 6th lowest | 21 middle areas, West Suffolk · Jan 2026 | ## Is Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook at a rate of 32.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (98), other crime (43) and burglary (19). 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 West Suffolk These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Suffolk and not Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook alone. [See West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) - **Average house price: £294,810** (July 2026). West Suffolk’s average house price was £294,810 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £39,628** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Suffolk earned a median of £39,628 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in West Suffolk costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. - **Deprivation score: 16.2** (2025). West Suffolk has a deprivation score of 16.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 115th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook in brief The median price paid for a home in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook was £375,000 in 2025. Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook had 6,520 usual residents at the census. About 2% of people in Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook, 71.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02006282 - Ward: [Clare, Hundon & Kedington †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/ward/clare-hundon-and-kedington) - Constituency: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk) - Council: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 103 km² - People, mid-2024: 6,482* - Neighbourhoods: 3 - Output areas: 24 * 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 [Kedington, Hundon & Withersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/kedington-hundon-and-withersfield), [Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/barrow-chedburgh-and-sicklesmere), [Glemsford & Lawshall](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/glemsford-and-lawshall), [Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bures-hamlet-maplestead-and-belchamp), [Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/red-lodge-icklingham-and-moulton), [Dullingham & Cheveley](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire/dullingham-and-cheveley) ## Latest updates for Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. 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