Detached
£753,333
19% above the Hawstead average
80.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Hawstead? £635,439
The average house price in Hawstead is £635,439, based on 4 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.7% (£4,561) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Hawstead?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£281,759
56% below the Hawstead average
20.0% of sales
Are house prices in Hawstead going up or down?
House prices in Hawstead are falling: down 0.7% (£4,561) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 98.6% (£315,439).
Past 12 months
−0.7%
−£4,561From £640,000 to £635,439
£640,000£310,000
Past 10 years
+98.6%
+£315,439From £320,000 to £635,439
£805,000£320,000
Quick answers for Hawstead
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,240,000
Highest average, reached in April 2024
How many homes sold?
4
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
80.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
40.0% of sales
How many people live in Hawstead?
322
88 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Hawstead?
125
34 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Hawstead?
13 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.0% of the area · 0 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 Hawstead?
15 crimes
+150.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Hawstead rank?
11th most expensive area of St Edmundsbury.
Compared with 79 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Hawstead?
The highest recorded sale prices in Hawstead, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Hawstead compare with nearby areas?
Hawstead compared with the 6 nearest other areas in St Edmundsbury.
Hawstead vs Nowton
- Hawstead
- £635,439
- Nowton
- £376,666−£258,773
Open comparison
Hawstead vs Great Whelnetham
- Hawstead
- £635,439
- Great Whelnetham
- £330,500−£304,939
Open comparison
Hawstead vs Whepstead
- Hawstead
- £635,439
- Whepstead
- £574,583−£60,856
Open comparison
Hawstead vs Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield
- Hawstead
- £635,439
- Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield
- £265,071−£370,368
Open comparison
Hawstead vs Horringer
- Hawstead
- £635,439
- Horringer
- £471,814−£163,625
Open comparison
Hawstead vs Little Whelnetham
- Hawstead
- £635,439
- Little Whelnetham
- £335,750−£299,689
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 (August 2026). The Hawstead dataset covers 17 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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