Aldeburgh is an English community on the North Sea coast in the region of Suffolk, to the north of the River Alde. It was residence to the composer Benjamin Britten as well as has been the centre of the worldwide Aldeburgh Event of arts at close-by Snape Maltings, founded by Britten in 1948. It stays an arts and literary centre, with a yearly Verse Celebration and also a number of food festivals and various other events. As a Tudor port, Aldeburgh was granted district standing in 1529 by Henry VIII. Its historical structures consist of a 16th-century moot hall as well as a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. 2nd homes make up regarding a third of its housing. Site visitors are drawn to its Blue Flag tile beach as well as angler huts, where fresh fish are sold daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, and also by its social offerings. 2 family-run fish and also chip shops are pointed out as being among the best in the nation. Aldeburgh has a community council as well as exists within the East Suffolk non-metropolitan area. Aldeburgh ward, which includes Thorpeness and also various other communities, had a population of 3,225 in the 2011 census, when the mean age of the residents was 55 as well as the median age 61.