England / Suffolk / Babergh
Polstead£551,250
Average price, last 12 months
−4.8% in a year
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The average house price in Polstead is £551,250 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.8%.
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What does each type of home cost?
Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.
Detached
- £652,500
Semi-detached
- £310,000
What kinds of homes sell in each area?
Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.
- Detached
- Semi-detached
- Terraced
- Flats
Polstead
Mostly detached houses
73%
20%
How do all the numbers compare?
Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.
Latest 12-month average
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
£551,250
Change over 1 year
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
−£27,500
Change over ~10 years
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
+£149,569
Homes sold (last 12 months)
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
4
Homes sold vs previous 12 months
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
−6
Number of postcodes
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
66
Households (Census 2021)
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
363
Household density
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
68 per sq mi · Typical
Population (Census 2021)
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
862
Population density
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
161 per sq mi · Typical
Green space per resident
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
30 m² per resident · more than 50% of areas
Green space share of area
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
0.2%
Public parks
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
1
Peak month
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
FEB 2023 · £3,875,000
Most common price band
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
£500k – £1m · 66.7%
Detached average
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
£652,500
Semi-detached average
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
£310,000
Terraced average
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
—
Flats average
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
—
Detached share of sales
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
73.3%
Semi-detached share of sales
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
20.0%
Terraced share of sales
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
6.7%
Flats share of sales
Polstead
England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead
0.0%
| Metric | Polstead England / Suffolk / Babergh / Polstead |
|---|---|
| Latest 12-month average | £551,250 |
| Change over 1 year | −£27,500 |
| Change over ~10 years | +£149,569 |
| Homes sold (last 12 months) | 4 |
| Homes sold vs previous 12 months | −6 |
| Number of postcodes | 66 |
| Households (Census 2021) | 363 |
| Household density | 68 per sq mi · Typical |
| Population (Census 2021) | 862 |
| Population density | 161 per sq mi · Typical |
| Green space per resident | 30 m² per resident · more than 50% of areas |
| Green space share of area | 0.2% |
| Public parks | 1 |
| Peak month | FEB 2023 · £3,875,000 |
| Most common price band | £500k – £1m · 66.7% |
| Detached average | £652,500 |
| Semi-detached average | £310,000 |
| Terraced average | — |
| Flats average | — |
| Detached share of sales | 73.3% |
| Semi-detached share of sales | 20.0% |
| Terraced share of sales | 6.7% |
| Flats share of sales | 0.0% |
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.
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