October 2026 report
Area reports · East of England · East Suffolk
East of England · Local authority district

East Suffolk

How East Suffolk compares with the 316 districts of England and Wales on prices, market activity, people, homes, transport and safety, from the same data our valuations use.

Price per m²
£3,435
-2.5% on the year
HPAI Property Index
46/100
Ranked 197th of 316 districts
Sales a month
257
-24% on the year
Recorded crime
49 per 1,000
Median district 71

HPAI Swatch

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Top row: how things areBottom row: which way they are moving
Band1 low8 high (always best)

Price per m²

£3,435/m²

Median price per square metre over the last 12 months, all property types.

Band 4/8Score 10/20 Weight in the index 15%

Areas alike

Districts with the most similar character to East Suffolk: price level, sales, energy efficiency, density, rail use, crime and carbon, from the HPAI Swatch. Useful if you like this area but want to compare options.

Dorset
92% alike
Same band for sales, crime, carbon
Pricier: £3,937/m²More energy-efficient homes
East Devon
91% alike
Same band for energy efficiency, density
Smaller market: 168 sales a monthPricier: £3,814/m²
Shropshire
90% alike
Same band for price, sales
More rail journeysLess dense: 105/km²Prices rising there (+2.0%)
Herefordshire
89% alike
Same band for price, rail use, crime
Smaller market: 172 sales a monthLess dense: 88/km²Prices rising there (+0.6%)
Wealden
87% alike
Same band for density, carbon
Pricier: £4,360/m²Smaller market: 168 sales a month
Teignbridge
86% alike
Same band for price, energy efficiency, density, crime
Smaller market: 142 sales a monthMore rail journeys

Alike but cheaper

Similar character, at least 15% lower price per m² than East Suffolk's £3,435

East Riding of Yorkshire
91% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency, crime
Cheaper: £2,621/m²More rail journeys
Northumberland
82% alike
Same band for sales, energy efficiency
Higher crime: 70 per 1,000Cheaper: £2,672/m²Prices rising there (+8.9%)
Carmarthenshire
80% alike
Same band for rail use
Cheaper: £2,395/m²Higher crime: 66 per 1,000Prices rising there (+3.2%)
Flintshire
80% alike
Same band for energy efficiency
Cheaper: £2,712/m²Smaller market: 141 sales a monthPrices rising there (+0.5%)

Buying costs

At today's 5.36% five-year fixed mortgage rate (August 2026), a typical detached house in East Suffolk (£416,000) costs about £1,890 a month with a 25% deposit over 25 years. With inflation at 3.1%, prices are down 5.5% on the year in real terms.

Market conditions

Latest published, August 2026

5.36%5-year fixed mortgage rate (75% loan-to-value, Bank of England) +0.50 points on a year ago
3.1%Inflation (CPI, ONS) 3.8% a year ago

Repayment calculator

Starts from the median price of each property type in East Suffolk (last 12 months). Change any figure.

£1,890a month
Loan
£312,000
Deposit
£104,000
Total interest
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Income lenders may look for (4.5×)
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A guide only: repayment mortgage at a fixed rate for the whole term; lenders' rates, fees and criteria vary.

Prices

Homes in East Suffolk sell for £3,435 per m² (12-month median, all property types), 23% below the East of England median. Prices fell 2.5% over the last year.

Price per m², last 10 years

12-month median, all property types, against the region and the median district in England and Wales

By property type

Last 12 months

Type£/m²YearMedian price
Detached3,285 -4.4%£416,000
Semi-detached3,229 -1.8%£255,000
Terraced2,728 -2.1%£217,500
Flat2,998 -7.0%£165,000

Market

About 3,085 homes sold in the last 12 months, 41% of them detacheds. Activity is down 24% on a year ago.

Sales a month

Open-market sales registered with HM Land Registry; the line is the 12-month average

What sells

Sales by property type, last 12 months

People & homes

251,219 people live in East Suffolk, 199 per km² across 1261.0 km². The population changed by +0.3% in the last year.

Population

ONS mid-year estimates (projected after the latest year)

Homes and energy

Energy Performance Certificates and ONS

64Average EPC scoreBand 2 of 8
4.2 tCO₂ a home a yearBand 2 of 8
199Residents per km²Band 2 of 8

Transport

15 rail stations with 1.9 million entries and exits in 2025. Lowestoft accounts for 24%.

Rail stations

Entries and exits, 2025 (Office of Rail and Road), with the change on the previous year

Safety

49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year (Apr 2025 - Mar 2026), higher than 13% of districts; the median district has 71. Crime is down 3.0% on the year.

Recorded crime, 12 months to each March

Home Office police recorded crime; anti-social behaviour isn't recorded crime

Main types

Recorded crimes, Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Schools

99 schools take primary-age pupils and 26 secondary-age, 31,855 pupils in all. Distances to a particular home, and admissions rules, are in each valuation report.

Latest inspection outcomes

Ofsted, in Ofsted's own terms; report cards (from November 2025) have no overall grade; Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn

How hard it is to get in

First-choice applications and offers, latest entry year (DfE, England)

Value a home in East Suffolk

Free instant valuation using the same data as this report: recent sales, local price trends and the HPAI Swatch.

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October 2026 report: as up to date as it can be. Every figure is the latest each source has published. Where an official source runs behind (population, rail passengers), we project it forward to today from its own trend and mark it as projected. Latest periods:

  • Sales and prices: to August 2026 (HM Land Registry)
  • Recorded crime: year to March 2026 (Home Office)
  • Population: mid-2025 estimates, projected to date (ONS)
  • Rail passengers: year to March 2025, projected after that (Office of Rail and Road)
  • Schools: latest published inspections and admissions (Ofsted, DfE)
  • Energy and homes: certificates lodged to date (EPC register)

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