Detached
£335,893
30% above the Stowmarket average
27.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Stowmarket? £258,968
The average house price in Stowmarket is £258,968, based on 350 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.5% (£1,246) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 350
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Stowmarket?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£260,842
1% above the Stowmarket average
31.6% of sales
Terraced
£218,180
16% below the Stowmarket average
32.1% of sales
Flats
£136,281
47% below the Stowmarket average
9.2% of sales
Are house prices in Stowmarket going up or down?
House prices in Stowmarket are rising: up 0.5% (£1,246) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 26.1% (£53,528).
Past 12 months
+0.5%
+£1,246From £257,722 to £258,968
£260,722£254,784
Past 10 years
+26.1%
+£53,528From £205,440 to £258,968
£263,307£205,440
Quick answers for Stowmarket
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£320,820
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
350
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
32.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
52.7% of sales
How many people live in Stowmarket?
21,444
6,260 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Stowmarket?
9,292
2,712 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Stowmarket?
18 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.5% of the area · 3 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Stowmarket?
64 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +8.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Stowmarket rank?
121st most expensive area of Mid Suffolk.
Compared with 123 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Stowmarket?
The highest recorded sale prices in Stowmarket, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
valley farm barn combs lane, suffolk
£975,000
Sold November 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Stowmarket compare with nearby areas?
Stowmarket compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Mid Suffolk.
Stowmarket vs Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting
- Stowmarket
- £258,968
- Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting
- £365,000+£106,032
Open comparison
Stowmarket vs Combs
- Stowmarket
- £258,968
- Combs
- £372,142+£113,174
Open comparison
Stowmarket vs Stowupland
- Stowmarket
- £258,968
- Stowupland
- £296,203+£37,235
Open comparison
Stowmarket vs Badley
- Stowmarket
- £258,968
- Badley
- £526,666+£267,698
Open comparison
Stowmarket vs Onehouse
- Stowmarket
- £258,968
- Onehouse
- £324,437+£65,469
Open comparison
Stowmarket vs Great Finborough
- Stowmarket
- £258,968
- Great Finborough
- £409,571+£150,603
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Stowmarket dataset covers 705 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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