West Suffolk
7 datasets are currently published for West Suffolk. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How West Suffolk compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 249th of 361 (15.2 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 163rd of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£275,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — West Suffolk: 2,885, July 2026 (+7.2% year on year, from 2,690). 2,885 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,620, 56%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (720). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 16% higher (545). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — West Suffolk: 2,880, July 2026 (+7.1% year on year, from 2,690). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — West Suffolk: 97.1, June 2026 (+1.7% year on year, from 95.5). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — West Suffolk: £275,000, Q2 2026 (-5.2% year on year, from £290,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — West Suffolk: 14, Q1 2026 (-33.3% year on year, from 21). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — West Suffolk: 189,407, 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 188,197). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — West Suffolk: 288, 2025 (+9.1% year on year, from 264). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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