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Haverhill South

Ward

The south west of the West Suffolk. About 6,889 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Haverhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,455
3,950th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Haverhill South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Haverhill SouthMiddle
Population43 wards, West Suffolk · 2021
Population: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 2,156 to 9,432. The middle area is 3,194. Haverhill South is 6,455.
6,4556th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares43 wards, West Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 0.0% to 84.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Haverhill South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage43 wards, West Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 36.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 86.9%. Haverhill South is 91.7%.
91.7%14th highest
Claimant rate43 wards, West Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Suffolk43 areas from 0.9% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.2%. Haverhill South is 4.1%.
4.1%joint highest

Is Haverhill South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haverhill South at a rate of 66.2 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Haverhill South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (303), other crime (115) and criminal damage and arson (61).

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 ward, so they describe all of West Suffolk and not Haverhill South alone. See West Suffolk

Average house price
£295,860
Down 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,628
149th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.2
115th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Haverhill South in brief

Haverhill South had 6,455 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Haverhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Haverhill South, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Haverhill South, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.