East Suffolk, in numbers

Average home prices reached £276,000 in East Suffolk.

East Suffolk local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

East Suffolk combines Lowestoft’s energy and cultural projects with investment along the Felixstowe seafront. Completed premises, newly approved designs and longer-term ambitions need separate treatment.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

East Suffolk local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £49,595 in August 1996; £276,301 in July 2026. 457.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £52,000 to £276,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £3,000 less per home (1% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — East Suffolk local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	51,701
February 1995	51,701
March 1995	51,701
April 1995	52,186
May 1995	51,800
June 1995	51,341
July 1995	51,079
August 1995	50,357
September 1995	49,536
October 1995	48,806
November 1995	48,390
December 1995	49,935
January 1996	49,443
February 1996	49,839
March 1996	48,798
April 1996	49,551
May 1996	50,047
June 1996	49,872
July 1996	49,605
August 1996	49,595
September 1996	50,081
October 1996	51,184
November 1996	51,391
December 1996	51,872
January 1997	52,116
February 1997	52,226
March 1997	52,495
April 1997	52,412
May 1997	53,105
June 1997	53,468
July 1997	55,165
August 1997	55,523
September 1997	55,733
October 1997	55,517
November 1997	55,611
December 1997	56,088
January 1998	55,645
February 1998	55,959
March 1998	55,236
April 1998	55,603
May 1998	56,800
June 1998	57,687
July 1998	59,113
August 1998	58,206
September 1998	59,898
October 1998	59,481
November 1998	60,158
December 1998	59,721
January 1999	59,411
February 1999	59,386
March 1999	59,497
April 1999	59,739
May 1999	60,690
June 1999	61,639
July 1999	63,497
August 1999	65,406
September 1999	66,063
October 1999	65,894
November 1999	65,478
December 1999	66,782
January 2000	68,125
February 2000	67,886
March 2000	67,766
April 2000	68,723
May 2000	71,111
June 2000	72,966
July 2000	75,461
August 2000	77,352
September 2000	77,280
October 2000	75,873
November 2000	76,142
December 2000	78,583
January 2001	79,921
February 2001	80,620
March 2001	81,341
April 2001	83,108
May 2001	83,569
June 2001	83,537
July 2001	85,147
August 2001	87,445
September 2001	90,118
October 2001	91,481
November 2001	93,288
December 2001	92,982
January 2002	93,389
February 2002	92,578
March 2002	94,643
April 2002	96,793
May 2002	100,581
June 2002	102,386
July 2002	103,645
August 2002	105,621
September 2002	108,608
October 2002	111,819
November 2002	115,654
December 2002	115,395
January 2003	116,941
February 2003	117,663
March 2003	120,890
April 2003	122,804
May 2003	122,296
June 2003	123,588
July 2003	124,758
August 2003	126,782
September 2003	130,097
October 2003	132,365
November 2003	134,825
December 2003	134,740
January 2004	135,545
February 2004	136,429
March 2004	138,718
April 2004	142,175
May 2004	145,135
June 2004	148,259
July 2004	151,532
August 2004	152,454
September 2004	152,845
October 2004	152,185
November 2004	151,740
December 2004	152,910
January 2005	154,301
February 2005	157,040
March 2005	156,286
April 2005	152,303
May 2005	150,549
June 2005	151,716
July 2005	156,561
August 2005	157,934
September 2005	159,808
October 2005	158,559
November 2005	159,041
December 2005	155,516
January 2006	156,112
February 2006	156,004
March 2006	156,014
April 2006	155,044
May 2006	155,428
June 2006	159,389
July 2006	163,125
August 2006	165,645
September 2006	166,132
October 2006	166,275
November 2006	169,162
December 2006	169,952
January 2007	172,435
February 2007	171,875
March 2007	174,282
April 2007	173,781
May 2007	171,577
June 2007	174,102
July 2007	177,473
August 2007	184,380
September 2007	187,400
October 2007	189,291
November 2007	190,291
December 2007	186,479
January 2008	183,549
February 2008	181,449
March 2008	180,797
April 2008	180,050
May 2008	180,222
June 2008	179,312
July 2008	180,226
August 2008	176,048
September 2008	175,901
October 2008	170,775
November 2008	168,776
December 2008	163,386
January 2009	161,704
February 2009	159,024
March 2009	159,214
April 2009	156,500
May 2009	156,025
June 2009	155,744
July 2009	157,996
August 2009	160,262
September 2009	162,835
October 2009	164,429
November 2009	166,073
December 2009	166,929
January 2010	171,028
February 2010	172,436
March 2010	174,294
April 2010	171,748
May 2010	173,977
June 2010	173,375
July 2010	175,246
August 2010	176,812
September 2010	179,356
October 2010	176,317
November 2010	174,580
December 2010	170,966
January 2011	171,183
February 2011	169,427
March 2011	167,652
April 2011	169,107
May 2011	170,858
June 2011	173,844
July 2011	172,569
August 2011	172,774
September 2011	171,380
October 2011	172,496
November 2011	171,922
December 2011	175,250
January 2012	177,678
February 2012	176,017
March 2012	172,363
April 2012	169,693
May 2012	172,325
June 2012	173,641
July 2012	172,031
August 2012	170,245
September 2012	171,700
October 2012	173,344
November 2012	171,127
December 2012	168,782
January 2013	171,396
February 2013	170,330
March 2013	172,999
April 2013	170,056
May 2013	172,361
June 2013	173,251
July 2013	175,891
August 2013	180,558
September 2013	180,628
October 2013	182,012
November 2013	178,332
December 2013	180,863
January 2014	178,988
February 2014	179,380
March 2014	176,551
April 2014	180,632
May 2014	184,670
June 2014	187,307
July 2014	187,682
August 2014	189,220
September 2014	193,242
October 2014	196,649
November 2014	195,766
December 2014	193,781
January 2015	192,775
February 2015	194,037
March 2015	193,462
April 2015	194,961
May 2015	198,158
June 2015	201,869
July 2015	201,996
August 2015	203,314
September 2015	205,013
October 2015	205,259
November 2015	205,096
December 2015	205,367
January 2016	206,581
February 2016	205,856
March 2016	208,381
April 2016	208,575
May 2016	209,060
June 2016	208,512
July 2016	211,921
August 2016	217,416
September 2016	218,714
October 2016	219,677
November 2016	218,518
December 2016	220,368
January 2017	219,619
February 2017	222,185
March 2017	221,711
April 2017	226,047
May 2017	224,424
June 2017	225,347
July 2017	226,870
August 2017	230,099
September 2017	234,211
October 2017	233,745
November 2017	232,685
December 2017	231,332
January 2018	232,133
February 2018	232,505
March 2018	229,190
April 2018	229,004
May 2018	231,643
June 2018	236,998
July 2018	239,037
August 2018	241,586
September 2018	241,182
October 2018	241,786
November 2018	240,842
December 2018	241,487
January 2019	239,949
February 2019	237,648
March 2019	235,498
April 2019	231,714
May 2019	232,385
June 2019	235,562
July 2019	239,302
August 2019	239,619
September 2019	239,186
October 2019	238,926
November 2019	240,892
December 2019	242,889
January 2020	242,549
February 2020	239,025
March 2020	236,977
April 2020	237,013
May 2020	237,935
June 2020	240,440
July 2020	244,116
August 2020	247,357
September 2020	249,854
October 2020	253,426
November 2020	257,775
December 2020	258,283
January 2021	254,671
February 2021	255,632
March 2021	255,574
April 2021	259,566
May 2021	256,485
June 2021	262,188
July 2021	257,155
August 2021	260,179
September 2021	260,469
October 2021	269,066
November 2021	274,442
December 2021	274,473
January 2022	276,829
February 2022	277,337
March 2022	280,331
April 2022	282,916
May 2022	288,475
June 2022	291,454
July 2022	296,786
August 2022	296,430
September 2022	300,717
October 2022	300,327
November 2022	301,678
December 2022	301,096
January 2023	300,909
February 2023	298,907
March 2023	292,704
April 2023	286,748
May 2023	282,565
June 2023	282,023
July 2023	283,476
August 2023	291,265
September 2023	295,047
October 2023	296,665
November 2023	288,970
December 2023	287,843
January 2024	288,853
February 2024	290,258
March 2024	287,864
April 2024	283,669
May 2024	281,997
June 2024	280,953
July 2024	284,062
August 2024	286,712
September 2024	292,941
October 2024	289,677
November 2024	286,344
December 2024	280,168
January 2025	281,824
February 2025	282,689
March 2025	284,323
April 2025	277,727
May 2025	274,198
June 2025	275,169
July 2025	279,184
August 2025	284,956
September 2025	284,684
October 2025	284,919
November 2025	283,746
December 2025	280,324
January 2026	281,795
February 2026	280,779
March 2026	281,420
April 2026	280,337
May 2026	279,374
June 2026	277,168
July 2026	276,301

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People living in the area

250,106

Mid-2025 · East Suffolk local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£276,000

July 2026 · East Suffolk local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £276,301.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£842

August 2026 · East Suffolk local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

6% to 34.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6% in Rushmere St Andrew to 34.7% in Harbour & Normanston — a gap of 28.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Rushmere St Andrew	6%	106	1,781
Carlford & Fynn Valley	9.5%	334	3,524
Southwold	11%	213	1,938
Gunton & St Margarets	11.3%	476	4,212
Carlton & Whitton	12.8%	608	4,752
Kessingland	13%	268	2,057
Orwell & Villages	13.4%	575	4,305
Wickham Market	14%	309	2,215
Oulton Broad	14.2%	822	5,789
Melton	14.5%	294	2,033
Martlesham & Purdis Farm	14.7%	494	3,365
Halesworth & Blything	14.8%	567	3,843
Lothingland	15.3%	242	1,586
Kelsale & Yoxford	15.3%	276	1,808
Saxmundham	15.5%	337	2,174
Framlingham	15.8%	601	3,811
Carlton Colville	16.4%	659	4,020
Woodbridge	16.8%	644	3,830
Beccles & Worlingham	17.2%	1,154	6,725
Kesgrave	17.2%	1,038	6,047
Aldeburgh & Leiston	17.2%	1,000	5,805
Western Felixstowe	18%	943	5,248
Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton	18%	348	1,930
Bungay & Wainford	18.6%	730	3,929
Eastern Felixstowe	20.2%	1,254	6,218
Rendlesham & Orford	21%	445	2,118
Deben	22.5%	460	2,047
Kirkley & Pakefield	27.5%	1,745	6,343
Harbour & Normanston	34.7%	2,534	7,307

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9% to 8.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Rushmere St Andrew to 8.8% in Kessingland — a gap of 5.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Rushmere St Andrew	2.9%	127	4,408
Melton	3%	126	4,254
Kesgrave	3.5%	526	14,885
Martlesham & Purdis Farm	3.9%	294	7,544
Framlingham	4.2%	371	8,909
Carlford & Fynn Valley	4.2%	350	8,359
Rendlesham & Orford	4.3%	212	4,947
Carlton Colville	4.4%	425	9,677
Orwell & Villages	4.7%	451	9,684
Kelsale & Yoxford	4.7%	186	3,932
Southwold	4.9%	188	3,842
Deben	5.1%	294	5,750
Wickham Market	5.3%	265	4,974
Saxmundham	5.5%	261	4,778
Eastern Felixstowe	5.6%	725	12,983
Bungay & Wainford	5.6%	485	8,655
Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton	5.7%	239	4,204
Woodbridge	5.8%	453	7,874
Oulton Broad	5.8%	746	12,890
Beccles & Worlingham	5.8%	850	14,589
Lothingland	5.9%	208	3,524
Aldeburgh & Leiston	6%	730	12,090
Western Felixstowe	6.5%	735	11,350
Halesworth & Blything	6.6%	530	8,076
Carlton & Whitton	7.4%	794	10,696
Gunton & St Margarets	7.7%	745	9,716
Kirkley & Pakefield	7.8%	1,043	13,312
Harbour & Normanston	8.6%	1,365	15,904
Kessingland	8.8%	372	4,242

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People aged 65 or over

16.7% to 41.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 16.7% in Harbour & Normanston to 41.9% in Southwold — a gap of 25.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 29 of 29 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Harbour & Normanston	16.7%	2,663	15,907
Kesgrave	19.4%	2,888	14,885
Carlton Colville	21.1%	2,042	9,677
Western Felixstowe	21.2%	2,411	11,350
Rendlesham & Orford	21.9%	1,085	4,947
Saxmundham	22.9%	1,093	4,779
Deben	23.4%	1,347	5,751
Rushmere St Andrew	25.4%	1,119	4,402
Orwell & Villages	26.9%	2,602	9,681
Kirkley & Pakefield	27.4%	3,652	13,312
Melton	27.5%	1,167	4,244
Gunton & St Margarets	27.8%	2,699	9,715
Framlingham	28.2%	2,512	8,909
Carlford & Fynn Valley	28.5%	2,379	8,358
Carlton & Whitton	28.7%	3,068	10,695
Beccles & Worlingham	29.1%	4,241	14,588
Martlesham & Purdis Farm	29.1%	2,196	7,545
Bungay & Wainford	29.3%	2,532	8,655
Oulton Broad	29.7%	3,825	12,891
Wickham Market	30.4%	1,515	4,976
Lothingland	31%	1,093	3,521
Kelsale & Yoxford	32.6%	1,282	3,930
Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton	33.7%	1,417	4,200
Woodbridge	34%	2,682	7,897
Aldeburgh & Leiston	34.1%	4,122	12,079
Kessingland	34.2%	1,452	4,242
Halesworth & Blything	34.9%	2,815	8,076
Eastern Felixstowe	36.8%	4,772	12,981
Southwold	41.9%	1,612	3,843

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Turn completed units into lasting local jobs

The Nexus buildings are complete.

Actual tenancy and employment show whether premises are serving businesses.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Improve connections along the South Seafront

The Felixstowe strategy prioritises signage, lighting and the link to Manor Terrace.

The seafront must be usable outside its busiest attractions.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Restart the cultural quarter with a clear delivery plan

The revised Lowestoft design has planning approval.

This opens a route to construction and future community activity.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

Lowestoft PowerPark

The Nexus business units

Construction of the flexible business units is complete. The council offers fit-out support to eligible new tenants; the page does not establish that every unit is occupied.

Construction complete · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: East Suffolk District Council

What the source says: Construction of the flexible business units is complete. The council offers fit-out support to eligible new tenants; the page does not establish that every unit is occupied.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

The Nexus →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn completed units into lasting local jobs →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Battery Green, Lowestoft

Lowestoft cultural quarter

Revised plans were approved on 13 October 2026. Work is planned to restart in winter 2026/27 and finish in winter 2027/28; these are forecasts.

Revised planning approval; restart planned · evidence dated 2026-10-13

Responsible body: East Suffolk District Council

What the source says: Revised plans were approved on 13 October 2026. Work is planned to restart in winter 2026/27 and finish in winter 2027/28; these are forecasts.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Revised Lowestoft cultural-quarter plans approved →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Restart the cultural quarter with a clear delivery plan →

Treat the new completion date as a forecast →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Felixstowe South Seafront

Felixstowe seafront improvements

The strategy was adopted in October 2025. The council is developing lighting, signage and the connection towards Manor Terrace; the wider vision is not a completed programme.

Strategy adopted; priorities in development · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: East Suffolk District Council

What the source says: The strategy was adopted in October 2025. The council is developing lighting, signage and the connection towards Manor Terrace; the wider vision is not a completed programme.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Felixstowe Seafront Development Strategy →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Improve connections along the South Seafront →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

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What this local evidence covers

29 of 29 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

1 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.