They want to add 23,700 homes to Babergh. And they have no plans to build infrastructure.
The government wants to build 790 homes a year in Babergh. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 23,700 homes - +53% on the 44,411 dwellings already in the area.
There are 39 towns and villages in our list for Babergh. That is an average of 20.3 new homes a year across every settlement in the area - about 608 each over thirty years, if the annual figure were spread evenly.
What we've got now
- In Babergh in 2025, there were 430 hours of sewage spills, at HOLBROOK STW. Sewage →
- About 2,408 patients per GP in Babergh. GPs →
- 2 schools over capacity in Babergh. Schools →
- 1,806 MW still waiting to connect at Bramford. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Colchester Hospital, about 23 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Suffolk: 27.9 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1021. Transport →
Now they want another 23,700 homes here.
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Towns and villages
See how many homes are being proposed in each town and village in the area.
- Acton
- Assington
- Bentley
- Bildeston
- Boxford
- Brantham
- Capel St Mary
- Chelmondiston
- Chelsworth
- Copdock
- East Bergholt
- Elmsett
- Glemsford
- Great Green
- Great Waldingfield
- Hadleigh
- Hartest
- Higham
- Hintlesham
- Holbrook
- Lavenham
- Lawshall
- Leavenheath
- Little Waldingfield
- Long Melford
- Monks Eleigh
- Nayland
- Nedging Tye
- Newton
- Raydon
- Shotley
- Shotley Gate
- Sproughton
- Stoke-by-Nayland
- Stratford St Mary
- Stutton
- Sudbury
- Upper Layham
- Washbrook
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