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Chilton

Ward

South west Mid Suffolk. About 7,384 people in 2.1 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 Chilton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,968
4,039th most 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
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chilton compares

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

ChiltonMiddle
Population26 wards, Mid Suffolk · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 2,649 to 6,968. The middle area is 3,128. Chilton is 6,968.
6,968most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 wards, Mid Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 0.0% to 70.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Chilton is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Mid Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 27.0% to 94.2%. The middle area is 60.6%. Chilton is 76.4%.
76.4%6th highest
Claimant rate26 wards, Mid Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Mid Suffolk26 areas from 0.8% to 3.1%. The middle area is 2.1%. Chilton is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 12th highest

Is Chilton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chilton at a rate of 50.1 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chilton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (197), other crime (68) and criminal damage and arson (34).

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 ward, so they describe all of Mid Suffolk and not Chilton alone. See Mid Suffolk

Average house price
£315,898
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,350
113th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
Joint 86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chilton in brief

Chilton had 6,968 usual residents at the census.

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

In Chilton, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chilton, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.