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The average house price in Acton is £347,603 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 4.9%.

England / Suffolk / Babergh

Acton

£347,603

Average price, last 12 months

+4.9% in a year
OCT 2016£266kSEPT 2026£348k

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What can I buy with my budget in Acton?

With £350,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Acton.

£350,000

Acton

  • Flats

    £154,750

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £242,437

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £308,083

    In budget

  • Detached

    £499,727

    £150k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Acton?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Acton costs £1,739 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Acton

    £1,739

    a month

    Average price
    £347,603
    Deposit
    £34,760
    Mortgage
    £312,843
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £69,521

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £499,727

Semi-detached

  • £308,083

Terraced

  • £242,437

Flats

  • £154,750

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Acton

Mostly semi-detached houses

33%
37%
25%

How green is Acton?

Acton has 0 public parks among 7 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Acton

    0.4%

    of the land is green space
    23 m² per resident, or 3.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    0 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Acton?

Acton has about 1.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 412 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Acton
1.1 people per football pitch of land · 412 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Acton?

Prices in Acton were down on a year earlier in 45 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 4.9% on a year earlier.

Acton45 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    £347,603

Change over 1 year

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    +£16,215

Change over ~10 years

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    +£77,826

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    29

Number of postcodes

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    69

Households (Census 2021)

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    769

Household density

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    171 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    1,858

Population density

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    412 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    23 m² per resident · less than 64% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    0.4%

Public parks

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    24 per 1,000 · Very Low

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    −20.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    3.8 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    AUG 2017 · £650,000

Most common price band

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    £200k – £300k · 38.3%

Detached average

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    £499,727

Semi-detached average

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    £308,083

Terraced average

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    £242,437

Flats average

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    £154,750

Detached share of sales

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    33.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    36.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    25.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Acton

    England / Suffolk / Babergh / Acton

    5.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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