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Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham

Middle area

North west Mid Suffolk. 9,355 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 117 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 16% of people in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£395,000
Joint 1,972nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,990
Joint 2,126th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
16%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
47.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham at a rate of 26.6 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences101
Other crime46
Anti-social behaviour36
Criminal damage and arson28
Burglary16
Vehicle crime13
Shoplifting5
Drug offences4
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham compares

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from £250,000 to £405,000. The middle area is £343,750. Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham is £395,000.
£395,0002nd most expensive
Population12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 6,159 to 12,792. The middle area is 8,153. Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham is 8,990.
8,9904th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 0.0% to 43.0%. The middle area is 10.5%. Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham is 16.0%.
16%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 26.4% to 81.8%. The middle area is 61.8%. Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham is 47.5%.
47.5%2nd lowest

Is Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham at a rate of 26.6 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, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (101), other crime (46) and anti-social behaviour (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 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 Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham alone. See Mid Suffolk

Average house price
£317,979
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,350
113th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
Joint 151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
Joint 86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham was £395,000 in 2025.

Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham had 8,990 usual residents at the census.

About 16% of people in Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, 47.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.