Aldeburgh is an English community on the North Sea shore in the region of Suffolk, to the north of the River Alde. It was house to the composer Benjamin Britten as well as has actually been the centre of the worldwide Aldeburgh Celebration of arts at nearby Snape Maltings, established by Britten in 1948. It remains an arts and literary centre, with a yearly Poetry Festival and numerous food festivals and also other occasions. As a Tudor port, Aldeburgh was given district standing in 1529 by Henry VIII. Its historic structures include a 16th-century moot hall and also a Napoleonic-era Martello Tower. Second houses compose regarding a 3rd of its real estate. Visitors are attracted to its Blue Flag tile coastline as well as angler huts, where fresh fish are offered daily, by Aldeburgh Yacht Club, as well as by its cultural offerings. 2 family-run fish and chip shops are cited as being among the very best in the nation. Aldeburgh has a community council as well as exists within the East Suffolk non-metropolitan district. Aldeburgh ward, which includes Thorpeness as well as various other communities, had a population of 3,225 in the 2011 census, when the mean age of the residents was 55 and the average age 61.