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The average house price in St James, South Elmham is £475,000 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 265.4%.

England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney

St James, South Elmham

£475,000

Average price, last 12 months

+265.4% in a year
NOV 2015£223kOCT 2025£475k

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What can I buy with my budget in St James, South Elmham?

With £480,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in St James, South Elmham.

£480,000

St James, South Elmham

  • Semi-detached

    £280,000

    In budget

  • Detached

    £670,000

    £190k 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 St James, South Elmham?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in St James, South Elmham costs £2,376 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • St James, South Elmham

    £2,376

    a month

    Average price
    £475,000
    Deposit
    £47,500
    Mortgage
    £427,500
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £95,000

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

  • £670,000

Semi-detached

  • £280,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

St James, South Elmham

Mostly detached houses

50%
50%

How green is St James, South Elmham?

St James, South Elmham has 0 public parks among 1 green space site. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 15 m² per resident, or 2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • St James, South Elmham

    0.1%

    of the land is green space
    15 m² per resident, or 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 St James, South Elmham?

St James, South Elmham has about 0.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 98 people per square mile, which counts as low density.

St James, South Elmham
0.3 people per football pitch of land · 98 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 St James, South Elmham?

Prices in St James, South Elmham were down on a year earlier in 48 months of the 108 since November 2016. They are now up 265.4% on a year earlier.

St James, South Elmham48 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since November 2016. 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

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    £475,000

Change over 1 year

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    +£345,000

Change over ~10 years

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    +£252,500

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    2

Number of postcodes

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    15

Households (Census 2021)

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    81

Household density

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    39 per sq mi · Low

Population (Census 2021)

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    203

Population density

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    98 per sq mi · Low

Green space per resident

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    15 m² per resident · less than 80% of areas

Green space share of area

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    0.1%

Public parks

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    —

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    −16.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    —

Peak month

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    JAN 2022 · £850,000

Most common price band

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    £200k – £300k · 50.0%

Detached average

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    £670,000

Semi-detached average

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    £280,000

Terraced average

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    —

Flats average

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    —

Detached share of sales

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    50.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    50.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    0.0%

Flats share of sales

  • St James, South Elmham

    England / Suffolk / East Suffolk / Waveney / St James, South Elmham

    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. 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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