Towns in East of England

East of England has 265 towns and cities profiled — from Luton down to smaller market towns. Start with one of the highlights below, dive into the full rankings, or scroll to the table to browse every town.

Most populous

Luton

The largest settlement in East of England by population.

Population: 233,524
Avg house price: £308,760
Crime rate: 82.8/1k

Most affordable

Jaywick

Lowest average house price in East of England.

Population: 5,080
Avg house price: £106,571
Crime rate: 79.1/1k

Safest pick

Mildenhall (West Suffolk)

Lowest recorded crime rate in East of England.

Population: 9,684
Avg house price: £241,944
Crime rate: 27.3/1k

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The standouts in East of England

Most affordable

Cheapest towns

1Jaywick£198,952
2Gorleston-on-Sea£224,990
3Great Yarmouth£226,223
4March£238,846
5Lowestoft£240,161

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Lowest crime

Safest towns

1Mildenhall (West Suffolk)27.3 per 1,000
2Brandon (West Suffolk)33.7 per 1,000
3Spixworth34.8 per 1,000
4Taverham and Drayton35.2 per 1,000
5Aylsham35.5 per 1,000

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Top-band schools

Best for schools

1St Albans100.0%
2Harpenden100.0%
3Brentwood100.0%
4Bishop's Stortford100.0%
5Hitchin100.0%

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All towns in East of England

Sorted by population. Click any town for the full area guide.

Town	Population	Avg House Price	Crime Rate
Luton	233,524	£308,760	82.8/1k
Norwich	200,492	£309,818	109.2/1k
Peterborough	190,592	£275,685	104.7/1k
Southend-on-Sea	182,295	£366,625	95.6/1k
Cambridge (Cambridge)	152,742	£558,605	92.6/1k
Ipswich	151,566	£259,036	88.2/1k
Watford (Watford)	131,109	£467,493	87.1/1k
Colchester	130,396	£334,026	80.5/1k
Basildon	115,679	£336,091	85.3/1k
Chelmsford	110,612	£411,449	69.2/1k
Bedford	97,226	£393,455	77.7/1k
Hemel Hempstead	95,995	£405,022	68.9/1k
Stevenage	94,462	£381,829	90.6/1k
Harlow	93,204	£393,072	91.8/1k
St Albans	75,544	£723,734	64.2/1k
Lowestoft	71,308	£241,362	61.1/1k
Brentwood	55,339	£507,412	64.0/1k
Clacton-on-Sea	53,190	£260,985	78.9/1k
Welwyn Garden City	51,504	£485,715	79.2/1k
Thundersley and South Benfleet	49,886	£404,095	51.7/1k
King's Lynn	47,604	£321,090	57.9/1k
Grays	44,340	£384,800	84.5/1k
Cheshunt	43,694	£402,140	70.2/1k
Braintree	43,179	£369,822	53.6/1k
Leighton Buzzard	42,736	£413,532	48.7/1k
Hatfield	41,561	£455,484	79.2/1k
Bury St Edmunds	41,279	£316,028	N/A
Bishop's Stortford	40,916	£474,413	51.7/1k
Hoddesdon	40,799	£448,511	70.2/1k
Borehamwood	39,760	£494,160	75.6/1k
Canvey Island	38,004	£322,451	51.7/1k
Hitchin	35,220	£608,588	50.1/1k
Dunstable	34,498	£342,250	48.7/1k
Billericay	34,068	£475,933	85.3/1k
Letchworth	33,993	£464,992	50.2/1k
Loughton	33,338	£597,837	64.1/1k
St Neots	33,262	£465,508	57.2/1k
Rayleigh	31,894	£444,270	43.5/1k
Harpenden	30,964	£779,646	64.2/1k
Stanford-le-Hope	29,527	£351,362	84.5/1k
Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames	29,470	£290,375	84.5/1k
Great Yarmouth	28,979	£188,043	96.9/1k
Hertford	28,807	£573,181	51.8/1k
Bushey	27,994	£572,692	75.5/1k
Wickford	27,533	£396,732	85.4/1k
Witham	27,395	£446,288	53.6/1k
Wisbech	26,800	£236,369	75.9/1k
Haverhill	26,704	£296,750	N/A
Rickmansworth	26,290	£659,165	52.1/1k
Thetford	25,502	£298,290	49.7/1k
Huntingdon	25,416	£384,240	57.2/1k
Gorleston-on-Sea	24,474	£240,488	96.9/1k
Felixstowe	24,218	£260,740	61.1/1k
Sudbury	23,922	£376,500	N/A
Potters Bar	23,394	£637,804	75.4/1k
Maldon	23,389	£361,966	43.6/1k
Kempston	22,779	£312,571	77.7/1k
South Ockendon	22,441	£358,214	84.5/1k
Biggleswade	21,592	£390,667	48.7/1k
Berkhamsted	21,236	£725,609	69.0/1k
March	21,042	£253,774	75.8/1k
Stowmarket	20,833	£304,552	N/A
Dereham	20,788	£312,468	49.8/1k
Ware	19,631	£380,905	51.8/1k
Harwich	19,582	£217,058	79.1/1k
Ely	19,185	£363,306	45.3/1k
Newmarket	18,857	£293,480	N/A
Waltham Abbey	18,645	£422,625	64.1/1k
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	18,203	£589,500	52.1/1k
Houghton Regis	18,057	£317,114	48.8/1k
Royston (North Hertfordshire)	17,443	N/A	50.2/1k
St Ives (Huntingdonshire)	16,818	£459,932	57.3/1k
Wymondham (South Norfolk)	16,812	£281,305	41.8/1k
Saffron Walden	16,609	£427,984	51.8/1k
South Woodham Ferrers	16,029	£416,579	69.2/1k
Hockley and Hawkwell	15,430	£437,259	43.6/1k
Taverham and Drayton	14,989	£355,250	35.2/1k
Kesgrave	14,947	£343,550	61.0/1k
Tilbury	14,187	£302,944	84.6/1k
Halstead (Braintree)	13,902	£387,700	53.6/1k
Whittlesey	13,833	£226,430	75.8/1k
Flitwick	13,668	£392,937	48.6/1k
North Walsham	12,829	£270,307	41.6/1k
Chorleywood	12,632	£988,333	52.2/1k
Rochford	12,617	£386,004	43.5/1k
Stotfold	12,313	£387,069	48.8/1k
Chigwell	12,251	£610,500	64.1/1k
Tring	11,961	£837,100	68.8/1k
Waltham Cross	11,936	£464,575	70.1/1k
Buckhurst Hill	11,749	£598,900	64.1/1k
Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)	11,632	£237,818	97.1/1k
Watton	11,549	£271,184	49.9/1k
Sandy	11,375	£362,612	48.6/1k
Downham Market	11,349	£276,963	58.1/1k
Attleborough	11,236	£283,421	66.0/1k
Cambourne	11,071	£311,146	42.6/1k
Chatteris	11,022	£239,333	119.9/1k
Epping	10,693	£651,494	57.3/1k
Chadwell St Mary	10,680	£352,500	72.2/1k
Baldock	10,613	£354,833	38.1/1k
Soham	10,609	£310,333	67.0/1k
Woodbridge	10,527	£384,050	67.5/1k
Sawbridgeworth	10,471	£345,850	84.2/1k
Great Dunmow	9,846	£245,000	68.7/1k
Beccles	9,807	£261,269	73.0/1k
Mildenhall (West Suffolk)	9,684	£241,944	27.3/1k
Diss	9,599	£382,270	46.0/1k
Yaxley (Huntingdonshire)	9,403	£398,938	65.1/1k
Aveley	9,364	£380,833	101.6/1k
Tiptree	9,302	£418,375	94.4/1k
Brandon (West Suffolk)	9,218	N/A	33.7/1k
Littleport	9,170	£223,500	94.2/1k
Caister-on-Sea	9,095	N/A	71.6/1k
Ampthill	8,825	£420,208	48.6/1k
Brightlingsea	8,678	£309,889	78.9/1k
Hadleigh	8,638	£294,033	N/A
Stansted Mountfitchet	8,629	£400,312	51.9/1k
Swaffham	8,434	£252,194	49.7/1k
Fakenham	8,390	£344,306	41.6/1k
London Colney	8,253	£347,628	64.1/1k
Radlett	8,182	£932,333	75.4/1k
Runwell	8,086	£611,250	85.5/1k
Buntingford	7,877	£503,000	51.5/1k
Burnham-on-Crouch	7,806	£321,250	43.7/1k
Histon and Impington	7,781	£542,500	45.8/1k
Godmanchester	7,714	£383,100	57.3/1k
Berechurch	7,702	N/A	80.4/1k
Great Notley	7,659	£542,000	53.5/1k
Wootton (Bedford)	7,567	£397,300	77.6/1k
Cromer	7,522	£281,684	41.6/1k
Wivenhoe	7,354	£346,000	80.5/1k
Shefford	7,317	£451,533	49.1/1k
Sawston	7,270	£356,625	45.9/1k
Aylsham	7,183	£329,833	35.5/1k
Poringland	7,105	£261,750	41.9/1k
Sheringham	7,087	£381,463	41.8/1k
West Mersea	7,071	£452,500	80.9/1k
Cranfield	7,053	£445,071	48.9/1k
Hethersett	7,018	£379,955	42.0/1k
Walton-on-the-Naze	6,980	£262,500	78.8/1k
Great Wakering	6,774	£326,280	43.5/1k
Chiswell Green	6,681	£890,167	64.2/1k
Brampton (Huntingdonshire)	6,585	N/A	57.1/1k
Ashingdon	6,490	£437,500	43.6/1k
Galleywood	6,410	£712,500	69.4/1k
Danbury	6,196	£555,000	69.1/1k
Great Shelford and Stapleford	6,159	£307,846	45.9/1k
Cottenham	6,156	£439,000	46.0/1k
Wixams	6,044	£369,875	77.8/1k
Marston Moretaine	6,032	£385,938	48.6/1k
Arlesey	6,027	£367,722	48.6/1k
Leiston	5,919	£269,450	61.2/1k
Burwell	5,912	£251,000	45.5/1k
Sawtry	5,870	£273,250	57.2/1k
Moor Park	5,850	£590,854	52.5/1k
Red Lodge	5,771	£322,666	N/A
East Tilbury	5,751	£293,600	84.7/1k
Ramsey	5,727	£307,500	57.1/1k
Hemsby	5,724	£258,438	97.1/1k
Kirby Cross	5,720	£267,500	79.2/1k
Hullbridge	5,709	£399,800	43.8/1k
Takeley and Little Canfield	5,553	£422,000	51.9/1k
Eye (Peterborough)	5,419	£345,662	104.8/1k
Waterbeach	5,375	£484,150	45.6/1k
Woolmer Green	5,369	£452,000	79.2/1k
Bovingdon	5,313	£855,333	68.7/1k
Potton	5,229	£282,300	48.8/1k
Long Stratton	5,218	£309,875	42.0/1k
Redbourn	5,188	£582,500	64.2/1k
Jaywick	5,080	£106,571	79.1/1k
Harleston	5,077	£253,071	42.2/1k
Needham Market	5,055	£255,200	N/A
Bungay	5,012	£299,400	61.1/1k
Barton-le-Clay	4,941	£351,000	48.6/1k
Halesworth	4,924	£284,359	61.1/1k
Melbourn	4,907	£572,857	46.1/1k
Frinton-on-Sea	4,865	£354,250	78.9/1k
Shortstown	4,837	£258,500	78.1/1k
Saxmundham	4,778	£423,064	60.7/1k
Kelvedon and Feering	4,771	£564,000	53.4/1k
Dersingham	4,753	£243,000	57.9/1k
Writtle	4,703	£542,000	69.3/1k
Cringleford	4,686	£449,400	41.6/1k
Bromham (Bedford)	4,652	£590,625	77.6/1k
Bricket Wood	4,624	£841,875	64.0/1k
Ingatestone	4,610	£758,571	64.2/1k
Lakenheath	4,567	£185,000	N/A
Emneth and Elm	4,555	£291,500	75.7/1k
Southminster	4,548	£360,625	43.5/1k
Wheathampstead	4,523	£453,317	64.3/1k
Toddington (Central Bedfordshire)	4,509	£408,450	48.6/1k
Clapham (Bedford)	4,502	£480,583	77.5/1k
Lawford	4,488	£347,639	79.1/1k
Queen's Hills	4,465	N/A	42.1/1k
Linton (South Cambridgeshire)	4,452	£422,972	45.4/1k
Elmswell	4,446	£346,071	N/A
Horsford	4,396	£241,600	35.7/1k
Girton	4,384	£751,833	45.8/1k
Brundall	4,378	£351,667	35.6/1k
Great Denham	4,363	£454,200	77.5/1k
Cuffley	4,350	£635,390	79.5/1k
North Weald Bassett	4,323	N/A	64.1/1k
Warboys	4,318	£271,000	57.7/1k
Heacham	4,307	£210,375	57.8/1k
Wimblington and Doddington	4,279	£314,136	75.5/1k
Sible Hedingham	4,261	£382,600	53.7/1k
Kessingland	4,242	£193,500	61.3/1k
Hunstanton	4,230	£335,929	57.9/1k
Eaton Bray and Edlesborough	4,201	£542,500	49.3/1k
Knebworth	4,191	£680,833	50.1/1k
Milton (South Cambridgeshire)	4,150	N/A	46.0/1k
Beck Row	4,129	£204,000	N/A
Little Eriswell	4,120	£227,500	N/A
Doddinghurst	4,067	£549,800	64.4/1k
Brookmans Park	4,033	£1,464,000	78.8/1k
Little Paxton	4,031	£352,500	56.8/1k
Holt (North Norfolk)	4,014	£453,105	42.1/1k
Goff's Oak	3,976	N/A	69.9/1k
Lower Stondon	3,966	£378,750	48.4/1k
Chipping Ongar	3,922	£586,458	64.3/1k
Silver End	3,913	£371,250	53.7/1k
Willingham	3,912	£295,375	45.8/1k
Welwyn	3,906	£741,542	79.1/1k
Bar Hill	3,899	£288,900	45.9/1k
Long Melford	3,895	£461,000	N/A
Sutton (East Cambridgeshire)	3,880	£457,836	45.6/1k
Puckeridge and Standon	3,861	£560,500	52.1/1k
Framlingham	3,831	£251,800	61.1/1k
Papworth Everard	3,821	£489,500	46.1/1k
Mulbarton	3,807	£275,000	42.3/1k
Coggeshall	3,767	£383,500	53.4/1k
Stanstead Abbotts	3,754	£281,750	51.4/1k
Mayland	3,740	£597,667	43.3/1k
Fulbourn	3,737	£556,750	45.8/1k
Trimley St Mary	3,736	£352,000	61.0/1k
Langford (Central Bedfordshire)	3,712	£490,500	48.5/1k
Glemsford	3,693	£267,000	N/A
Upwell and Outwell	3,664	£267,000	57.9/1k
Martham	3,633	£260,833	96.9/1k
Lower Nazeing	3,631	N/A	64.4/1k
Hatfield Peverel	3,622	£503,125	54.4/1k
Hoveton and Wroxham	3,620	£350,500	41.7/1k
Worlingham	3,618	£355,000	60.3/1k
Belton (Great Yarmouth)	3,603	£296,333	97.1/1k
Boreham	3,561	£345,714	69.4/1k
Shenley	3,556	£440,500	75.4/1k
Theydon Bois	3,540	£707,000	64.7/1k
Broomfield	3,491	£439,374	69.0/1k
Silsoe	3,419	£521,667	48.8/1k
Spixworth	3,418	£328,550	34.8/1k
Elsenham	3,414	£715,000	52.4/1k
Stalham	3,383	£285,450	41.7/1k
Hemingford Grey	3,372	£603,750	57.2/1k
Earls Colne	3,360	£363,389	53.9/1k
Somersham (Huntingdonshire)	3,349	£294,500	57.0/1k
Longstanton	3,301	£375,440	45.7/1k
Caddington	3,288	£415,000	48.4/1k
Rendlesham	3,185	£479,667	61.5/1k
West Bergholt	3,175	£452,500	80.6/1k
Markyate	3,174	£484,200	68.4/1k
Claydon	3,140	£261,875	N/A
Thaxted	3,111	£531,625	52.7/1k
Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire)	3,050	£675,000	45.6/1k
Fenstanton	3,015	£355,833	58.0/1k
Thurston	3,009	£422,000	N/A