Mid Suffolk, in numbers

Average home prices reached £316,000 in Mid Suffolk.

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

Stowmarket has new activity in its town centre, with further buildings awaiting investment. Smaller high streets and a proposed nature reserve at Needham Market show why district-wide delivery matters.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Mid 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: £57,017 in August 1996; £315,898 in July 2026. 454% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £59,000 to £316,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £10,000 more per home (3.2% higher).

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 — Mid Suffolk local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	58,656
February 1995	57,977
March 1995	57,734
April 1995	57,791
May 1995	56,976
June 1995	56,267
July 1995	56,507
August 1995	58,203
September 1995	58,121
October 1995	57,460
November 1995	56,179
December 1995	56,684
January 1996	56,370
February 1996	57,431
March 1996	58,309
April 1996	58,337
May 1996	56,917
June 1996	56,102
July 1996	55,369
August 1996	57,017
September 1996	58,526
October 1996	60,021
November 1996	59,261
December 1996	59,776
January 1997	60,938
February 1997	61,039
March 1997	60,858
April 1997	59,400
May 1997	60,925
June 1997	61,234
July 1997	63,935
August 1997	65,170
September 1997	65,544
October 1997	65,515
November 1997	65,448
December 1997	66,289
January 1998	66,997
February 1998	67,312
March 1998	68,662
April 1998	68,402
May 1998	67,916
June 1998	67,717
July 1998	69,441
August 1998	72,275
September 1998	73,515
October 1998	73,469
November 1998	72,342
December 1998	71,245
January 1999	73,012
February 1999	75,418
March 1999	77,539
April 1999	78,102
May 1999	77,781
June 1999	77,128
July 1999	75,879
August 1999	76,912
September 1999	79,654
October 1999	82,390
November 1999	83,133
December 1999	82,500
January 2000	81,854
February 2000	80,559
March 2000	83,815
April 2000	85,992
May 2000	91,958
June 2000	93,200
July 2000	94,525
August 2000	94,572
September 2000	95,346
October 2000	95,817
November 2000	94,001
December 2000	91,973
January 2001	92,924
February 2001	95,526
March 2001	95,208
April 2001	92,639
May 2001	92,863
June 2001	95,330
July 2001	98,493
August 2001	101,826
September 2001	106,208
October 2001	112,380
November 2001	113,469
December 2001	113,804
January 2002	114,013
February 2002	114,772
March 2002	118,990
April 2002	120,129
May 2002	123,556
June 2002	125,640
July 2002	129,286
August 2002	132,639
September 2002	133,244
October 2002	135,342
November 2002	136,773
December 2002	139,934
January 2003	141,550
February 2003	139,568
March 2003	141,329
April 2003	142,832
May 2003	146,028
June 2003	145,740
July 2003	146,100
August 2003	149,879
September 2003	151,511
October 2003	155,079
November 2003	154,971
December 2003	157,514
January 2004	155,802
February 2004	157,159
March 2004	152,687
April 2004	154,465
May 2004	153,733
June 2004	161,551
July 2004	166,813
August 2004	171,499
September 2004	174,581
October 2004	173,400
November 2004	173,567
December 2004	170,529
January 2005	173,859
February 2005	170,969
March 2005	174,606
April 2005	170,919
May 2005	174,646
June 2005	174,892
July 2005	178,194
August 2005	178,820
September 2005	179,756
October 2005	177,308
November 2005	179,235
December 2005	178,947
January 2006	182,865
February 2006	182,330
March 2006	180,638
April 2006	179,942
May 2006	181,405
June 2006	184,232
July 2006	186,764
August 2006	191,085
September 2006	193,899
October 2006	195,521
November 2006	196,253
December 2006	195,914
January 2007	194,580
February 2007	195,488
March 2007	198,897
April 2007	201,608
May 2007	201,775
June 2007	198,941
July 2007	202,507
August 2007	204,760
September 2007	206,096
October 2007	206,554
November 2007	211,573
December 2007	212,986
January 2008	211,651
February 2008	206,986
March 2008	204,121
April 2008	204,478
May 2008	202,239
June 2008	201,059
July 2008	199,268
August 2008	196,980
September 2008	202,991
October 2008	196,594
November 2008	192,414
December 2008	177,999
January 2009	174,854
February 2009	166,692
March 2009	166,128
April 2009	162,210
May 2009	166,991
June 2009	167,800
July 2009	173,074
August 2009	175,756
September 2009	182,015
October 2009	183,201
November 2009	183,610
December 2009	181,884
January 2010	180,839
February 2010	188,248
March 2010	191,411
April 2010	194,658
May 2010	192,192
June 2010	191,930
July 2010	195,843
August 2010	194,284
September 2010	194,502
October 2010	191,761
November 2010	190,688
December 2010	192,003
January 2011	189,933
February 2011	184,483
March 2011	185,999
April 2011	184,526
May 2011	187,628
June 2011	183,676
July 2011	184,276
August 2011	189,542
September 2011	189,666
October 2011	191,761
November 2011	189,327
December 2011	192,085
January 2012	191,045
February 2012	189,485
March 2012	189,663
April 2012	190,290
May 2012	190,203
June 2012	187,260
July 2012	188,780
August 2012	188,503
September 2012	191,457
October 2012	189,311
November 2012	190,247
December 2012	189,476
January 2013	191,800
February 2013	188,483
March 2013	189,332
April 2013	188,289
May 2013	190,399
June 2013	187,065
July 2013	188,069
August 2013	191,303
September 2013	196,288
October 2013	197,510
November 2013	202,340
December 2013	202,872
January 2014	205,091
February 2014	200,798
March 2014	200,782
April 2014	199,530
May 2014	203,807
June 2014	209,458
July 2014	215,506
August 2014	215,726
September 2014	216,531
October 2014	217,429
November 2014	220,241
December 2014	218,251
January 2015	215,538
February 2015	217,877
March 2015	220,494
April 2015	225,035
May 2015	225,277
June 2015	223,127
July 2015	220,772
August 2015	222,596
September 2015	229,685
October 2015	236,004
November 2015	238,290
December 2015	241,019
January 2016	241,448
February 2016	242,067
March 2016	239,859
April 2016	243,189
May 2016	246,370
June 2016	248,625
July 2016	247,124
August 2016	248,896
September 2016	251,002
October 2016	255,127
November 2016	255,443
December 2016	254,984
January 2017	255,975
February 2017	258,767
March 2017	257,662
April 2017	257,871
May 2017	258,527
June 2017	262,617
July 2017	265,392
August 2017	268,895
September 2017	271,981
October 2017	273,679
November 2017	268,756
December 2017	273,015
January 2018	272,144
February 2018	275,311
March 2018	270,795
April 2018	269,939
May 2018	271,350
June 2018	274,266
July 2018	275,979
August 2018	276,295
September 2018	276,834
October 2018	274,238
November 2018	269,620
December 2018	269,259
January 2019	271,624
February 2019	277,632
March 2019	273,860
April 2019	275,000
May 2019	268,297
June 2019	268,827
July 2019	267,423
August 2019	272,482
September 2019	277,303
October 2019	278,777
November 2019	275,264
December 2019	272,898
January 2020	268,678
February 2020	267,956
March 2020	264,458
April 2020	267,992
May 2020	275,741
June 2020	276,083
July 2020	274,210
August 2020	271,779
September 2020	276,523
October 2020	279,620
November 2020	284,197
December 2020	288,309
January 2021	290,159
February 2021	288,184
March 2021	286,428
April 2021	285,607
May 2021	280,919
June 2021	284,599
July 2021	282,217
August 2021	287,062
September 2021	287,445
October 2021	298,061
November 2021	302,633
December 2021	303,362
January 2022	306,135
February 2022	305,711
March 2022	308,755
April 2022	305,731
May 2022	312,053
June 2022	312,596
July 2022	312,474
August 2022	313,978
September 2022	321,668
October 2022	326,261
November 2022	330,855
December 2022	327,352
January 2023	324,869
February 2023	319,647
March 2023	319,514
April 2023	319,836
May 2023	313,400
June 2023	308,759
July 2023	309,485
August 2023	314,204
September 2023	312,333
October 2023	309,509
November 2023	308,483
December 2023	307,900
January 2024	305,099
February 2024	302,318
March 2024	299,378
April 2024	299,370
May 2024	299,238
June 2024	299,961
July 2024	304,446
August 2024	304,530
September 2024	308,062
October 2024	307,540
November 2024	305,679
December 2024	303,305
January 2025	304,854
February 2025	306,859
March 2025	312,081
April 2025	302,965
May 2025	305,775
June 2025	302,618
July 2025	306,217
August 2025	301,851
September 2025	306,080
October 2025	311,687
November 2025	314,400
December 2025	309,491
January 2026	309,024
February 2026	312,316
March 2026	316,590
April 2026	316,747
May 2026	316,596
June 2026	318,450
July 2026	315,898

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People living in the area

113,047

Mid-2025 · Mid 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

£316,000

July 2026 · Mid Suffolk local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £315,898.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,005

August 2026 · Mid 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

8.1% to 24.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.1% in Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden to 24.9% in St Peter's — a gap of 16.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden	8.1%	208	2,582
Bramford	9.1%	111	1,223
Blakenham	9.5%	147	1,553
Rattlesden	9.9%	131	1,319
Onehouse	10.2%	115	1,131
Elmswell & Woolpit	10.3%	298	2,883
Palgrave	10.7%	128	1,195
Bacton	11%	129	1,178
Gislingham	11.6%	157	1,348
Mendlesham	11.7%	148	1,268
Thurston	11.8%	292	2,474
Fressingfield	12%	151	1,256
Claydon & Barham	12.5%	306	2,440
Walsham-le-Willows	12.7%	171	1,348
Hoxne & Worlingworth	12.7%	146	1,150
Stradbroke & Laxfield	13%	176	1,355
Eye	13.9%	180	1,296
Rickinghall	14.4%	186	1,291
Combs Ford	14.9%	362	2,430
Debenham	15.4%	214	1,394
Chilton	15.4%	460	2,993
Stonham	16.4%	195	1,189
Needham Market	17%	486	2,864
Stow Thorney	21.6%	492	2,275
Battisford & Ringshall	22.5%	290	1,289
St Peter's	24.9%	401	1,608

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 5.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Stow Thorney to 5.7% in Eye — a gap of 3.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Stow Thorney	2.1%	121	5,854
Stonham	2.8%	80	2,823
Rattlesden	3.3%	104	3,133
Battisford & Ringshall	3.4%	125	3,657
Blakenham	3.7%	132	3,573
Onehouse	3.7%	99	2,669
Debenham	3.8%	124	3,275
Thurston	3.8%	226	5,891
Bacton	3.8%	107	2,781
Walsham-le-Willows	3.9%	123	3,121
Rickinghall	4%	115	2,901
Stradbroke & Laxfield	4.1%	126	3,053
Mendlesham	4.2%	125	2,970
Palgrave	4.3%	125	2,911
Hoxne & Worlingworth	4.3%	117	2,698
Claydon & Barham	4.3%	254	5,847
Chilton	4.5%	311	6,971
Elmswell & Woolpit	4.5%	296	6,537
Gislingham	4.7%	150	3,223
Needham Market	4.7%	280	5,985
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden	4.9%	283	5,763
Fressingfield	5%	140	2,812
Combs Ford	5.2%	291	5,592
St Peter's	5.4%	167	3,119
Bramford	5.4%	143	2,647
Eye	5.7%	166	2,892

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People aged 65 or over

8.9% to 31.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.9% in Stow Thorney to 31.9% in Fressingfield — a gap of 23.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Stow Thorney	8.9%	518	5,853
Blakenham	16.4%	587	3,573
Battisford & Ringshall	20.2%	737	3,657
Chilton	20.9%	1,454	6,972
Combs Ford	21%	1,172	5,591
Stonham	25.1%	708	2,824
Elmswell & Woolpit	25.8%	1,688	6,536
Claydon & Barham	25.9%	1,515	5,846
Thurston	26.3%	1,550	5,893
Gislingham	26.7%	859	3,218
Rattlesden	27%	846	3,134
Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden	27.1%	1,561	5,763
Walsham-le-Willows	27.2%	848	3,119
Needham Market	27.4%	1,637	5,984
St Peter's	27.4%	853	3,118
Onehouse	27.4%	733	2,672
Mendlesham	27.7%	825	2,974
Debenham	28.4%	930	3,275
Palgrave	29%	844	2,910
Hoxne & Worlingworth	30.2%	816	2,699
Stradbroke & Laxfield	30.3%	923	3,051
Bacton	30.3%	843	2,782
Rickinghall	30.8%	893	2,900
Eye	30.9%	893	2,893
Bramford	31.6%	838	2,648
Fressingfield	31.9%	897	2,811

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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

Build on spaces that are already open

The Bull Room was operating when the July investment update was issued.

An open venue can be evaluated through actual use.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Publish what still has to happen in empty buildings

Further investment in the old fire station and Old Fox Yard was planned.

Announcements need a route to buildings people can enter.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Help smaller premises become easier to use

The new high-street fund includes accessibility improvements.

Small changes can make local shopping more practical.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Stowmarket

Stowmarket town-centre spaces

The Bull Room was open by July 2026. Further investment was planned for the former fire station and Old Fox Yard; their completion was not confirmed.

Mixed: one venue open; further investment planned · evidence dated 2026-07-16

Responsible body: Mid Suffolk District Council

What the source says: The Bull Room was open by July 2026. Further investment was planned for the former fire station and Old Fox Yard; their completion was not confirmed.

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.

Town-centre investment in Stowmarket →

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

Build on spaces that are already open →

Publish what still has to happen in empty buildings →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

District high streets

High-street premises improvement fund

A new grant scheme supports improvements to business premises, including accessibility and energy use. Grants are support offered, not measured increases in trade.

Fund launched · evidence dated 2026-10-06

Responsible body: Mid Suffolk District Council

What the source says: A new grant scheme supports improvements to business premises, including accessibility and energy use. Grants are support offered, not measured increases in trade.

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.

New high-street transformation fund →

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

Help smaller premises become easier to use →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Needham Market

Chalkeith proposed nature reserve

Funding was awarded towards buying land for a community nature reserve. The announcement does not establish completion of the purchase.

Funding awarded for acquisition · evidence dated 2026-06-04

Responsible body: Mid Suffolk District Council

What the source says: Funding was awarded towards buying land for a community nature reserve. The announcement does not establish completion of the purchase.

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.

Funding for a proposed Needham Market nature reserve →

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

Secure upkeep as well as the nature-reserve purchase →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

26 of 26 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

3 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.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

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

Read the sources and limits →

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.