Detached
£392,483
35% above the Forest Heath average
37.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Forest Heath? £291,332
The average house price in Forest Heath is £291,332, based on 855 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.1% (£6,305) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 855
- 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 Forest Heath?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£254,833
13% below the Forest Heath average
26.0% of sales
Terraced
£230,179
21% below the Forest Heath average
29.8% of sales
Flats
£187,992
35% below the Forest Heath average
6.9% of sales
Are house prices in Forest Heath going up or down?
House prices in Forest Heath are falling: down 2.1% (£6,305) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 35.3% (£75,973).
Past 12 months
−2.1%
−£6,305From £297,637 to £291,332
£301,933£289,618
Past 10 years
+35.3%
+£75,973From £215,359 to £291,332
£297,637£215,359
Quick answers for Forest Heath
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£339,525
Highest average, reached in September 2026
How many homes sold?
855
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
37.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
45.2% of sales
How many people live in Forest Heath?
67,200
460 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Forest Heath?
29,829
204 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Forest Heath?
30 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.5% of the area · 22 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 Forest Heath?
59 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −3.3% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Cavenham
£1,170,000
Least expensive
Brandon
£227,394
How does Forest Heath rank?
2nd most expensive area of West Suffolk.
Compared with 2 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Forest Heath?
The highest recorded sale prices in Forest Heath, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Forest Heath compare with nearby areas?
Forest Heath compared with the nearest other area in West Suffolk.
Compare Forest Heath with a different areaWhich areas of Forest Heath are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 22 areas of Forest Heath, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,170,000
Change over one year: +6.4%
- 2
£753,333
Change over one year: +40.7%
- 3
£636,875
Change over one year: −37.8%
- 4
£624,333
Change over one year: +23.0%
- 5
£570,250
Change over one year: +48.5%
- 6
£503,300
Change over one year: +81.6%
- 7
£487,937
Change over one year: +78.3%
- 8
£464,000
Change over one year: −12.8%
- 9
£441,800
Change over one year: −16.4%
- 10
£415,396
Change over one year: +10.1%
- 11
£400,115
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 12
£395,000
Change over one year: +11.4%
- 13
£385,381
Change over one year: −8.9%
- 14
£348,590
Change over one year: −15.8%
- 15
£300,350
Change over one year: −3.3%
- 16
£282,536
Change over one year: −4.2%
- 17
£281,397
Change over one year: +11.2%
- 18
£279,494
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 19
£260,467
Change over one year: −6.8%
- 20
£253,094
Change over one year: +5.8%
- 21
£235,080
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 22
£227,394
Change over one year: −5.2%
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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 Forest Heath dataset covers 2,464 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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