Detached
£468,773
49% above the Bury St Edmunds average
22.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Bury St Edmunds? £313,966
The average house price in Bury St Edmunds is £313,966, based on 646 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.8% (£12,290) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 646
- 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 Bury St Edmunds?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£306,408
2% below the Bury St Edmunds average
24.7% of sales
Terraced
£273,995
13% below the Bury St Edmunds average
37.7% of sales
Flats
£172,531
45% below the Bury St Edmunds average
14.7% of sales
Are house prices in Bury St Edmunds going up or down?
House prices in Bury St Edmunds are falling: down 3.8% (£12,290) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 17.4% (£46,503).
Past 12 months
−3.8%
−£12,290From £326,256 to £313,966
£326,256£312,565
Past 10 years
+17.4%
+£46,503From £267,463 to £313,966
£338,941£267,463
Quick answers for Bury St Edmunds
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£378,193
Highest average, reached in December 2024
How many homes sold?
646
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
39.2% of sales
How many people live in Bury St Edmunds?
41,166
5,825 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 Bury St Edmunds?
19,272
2,727 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 Bury St Edmunds?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.5% of the area · 16 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 Bury St Edmunds?
78 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −5.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very 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 Bury St Edmunds rank?
68th most expensive area of St Edmundsbury.
Compared with 79 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bury St Edmunds?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bury St Edmunds, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
88 - 89 risbygate street, suffolk
£2,450,000
Sold December 1998
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How do house prices in Bury St Edmunds compare with nearby areas?
Bury St Edmunds compared with the 6 nearest other areas in St Edmundsbury.
Bury St Edmunds vs Fornham St Martin
- Bury St Edmunds
- £313,966
- Fornham St Martin
- £362,590+£48,624
Open comparison
Bury St Edmunds vs Fornham All Saints
- Bury St Edmunds
- £313,966
- Fornham All Saints
- £396,000+£82,034
Open comparison
Bury St Edmunds vs Nowton
- Bury St Edmunds
- £313,966
- Nowton
- £376,666+£62,700
Open comparison
Bury St Edmunds vs Westley
- Bury St Edmunds
- £313,966
- Westley
- £730,000+£416,034
Open comparison
Bury St Edmunds vs Horringer
- Bury St Edmunds
- £313,966
- Horringer
- £471,814+£157,848
Open comparison
Bury St Edmunds vs Fornham St. Genevieve
- Bury St Edmunds
- £313,966
- Fornham St. Genevieve
- £594,000+£280,034
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 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Bury St Edmunds dataset covers 1,933 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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