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The average house price in West Suffolk is £320,571 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.4%.

England / Suffolk

West Suffolk

£320,571

Average price, last 12 months

−1.4% in a year
OCT 2016£249kSEPT 2026£321k

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What can I buy with my budget in West Suffolk?

With £330,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in West Suffolk.

£330,000

West Suffolk

  • Flats

    £180,287

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £250,628

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £288,834

    In budget

  • Detached

    £439,873

    £110k 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 West Suffolk?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in West Suffolk costs £1,604 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • West Suffolk

    £1,604

    a month

    Average price
    £320,571
    Deposit
    £32,057
    Mortgage
    £288,514
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £64,114

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

  • £439,873

Semi-detached

  • £288,834

Terraced

  • £250,628

Flats

  • £180,287

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

West Suffolk

Mostly detached houses

35%
26%
31%

How much do prices vary within West Suffolk?

In West Suffolk the priciest area costs 1.2× the cheapest.

West Suffolk2 areas

Cheapest: Forest Heath, £291,332. Priciest: St Edmundsbury, £338,441.

Forest Heath: £291,332St Edmundsbury: £338,441
  • West Suffolk average, £320,571

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is West Suffolk?

West Suffolk has 77 public parks among 686 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 65 m² per resident, or 9.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 82% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • West Suffolk

    1.1%

    of the land is green space
    65 m² per resident, or 9.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    77 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 West Suffolk?

West Suffolk has about 1.2 residents for every football pitch of land, or 450 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

West Suffolk
1.2 people per football pitch of land · 450 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 West Suffolk?

Prices in West Suffolk were down on a year earlier in 38 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.4% on a year earlier.

West Suffolk38 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

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    £320,571

Change over 1 year

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    −£4,431

Change over ~10 years

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    +£71,725

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    2,254

Number of postcodes

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    7,014

Households (Census 2021)

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    78,711

Household density

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    197 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    179,849

Population density

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    450 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    65 m² per resident · more than 82% of areas

Green space share of area

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    1.1%

Public parks

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    77

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    58 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    −3.1%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    3.9 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    No air quality data

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    No air quality data

Listed buildings

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    —

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    —

Homes in a conservation area

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    —

Peak month

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    SEPT 2022 · £367,650

Most common price band

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    £200k – £300k · 40.4%

Detached average

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    £439,873

Semi-detached average

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    £288,834

Terraced average

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    £250,628

Flats average

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    £180,287

Detached share of sales

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    34.8%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    26.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    31.3%

Flats share of sales

  • West Suffolk

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk

    7.8%

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. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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