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The average house price in Lakenheath is £281,397 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 11.2%.

England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath

Lakenheath

£281,397

Average price, last 12 months

+11.2% in a year
OCT 2016£182kSEPT 2026£281k

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What can I buy with my budget in Lakenheath?

With £290,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Lakenheath.

£290,000

Lakenheath

  • Terraced

    £183,875

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £235,343

    In budget

  • Detached

    £310,405

    £20k 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 Lakenheath?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Lakenheath costs £1,408 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Lakenheath

    £1,408

    a month

    Average price
    £281,397
    Deposit
    £28,140
    Mortgage
    £253,257
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £56,279

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

  • £310,405

Semi-detached

  • £235,343

Terraced

  • £183,875

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Lakenheath

Mostly detached houses

65%
22%
12%

How green is Lakenheath?

Lakenheath has 1 public park among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Lakenheath

    0.2%

    of the land is green space
    21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    1 public park

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 Lakenheath?

Lakenheath has about 0.7 residents for every football pitch of land, or 255 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Lakenheath
0.7 people per football pitch of land · 255 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 Lakenheath?

Prices in Lakenheath were down on a year earlier in 37 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 11.2% on a year earlier.

Lakenheath37 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

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    £281,397

Change over 1 year

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    +£28,256

Change over ~10 years

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    +£104,786

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    66

Number of postcodes

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    147

Households (Census 2021)

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    2,268

Household density

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    119 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    4,857

Population density

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    255 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    21 m² per resident · less than 67% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    0.2%

Public parks

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    1

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    45 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    +39.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    2.7 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    No air quality data

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    No air quality data

Listed buildings

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    —

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    —

Homes in a conservation area

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    —

Peak month

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    FEB 2026 · £501,666

Most common price band

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    £200k – £300k · 51.3%

Detached average

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    £310,405

Semi-detached average

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    £235,343

Terraced average

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    £183,875

Flats average

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    —

Detached share of sales

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    64.6%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    22.1%

Terraced share of sales

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    12.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Lakenheath

    England / Suffolk / West Suffolk / Forest Heath / Lakenheath

    1.3%

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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