UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/mid-suffolk
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Mid Suffolk
Homes in Mid Suffolk sold for a median of £315,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,560 standard sales.
That puts it among the cheapest third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,780 | £417,500 | £340,000 to £513,000 | £3,575/m²from 108 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,035 | £270,000 | £240,000 to £315,000 | £3,365/m²from 36 sales |
| Terraced | 616 | £228,000 | £195,000 to £270,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 129 | £140,000 | £116,000 to £160,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in Mid Suffolk were detached houses, at 50% of sales. New builds made up 17% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £140,000 here, 35% less than the £215,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,481 per m², 11% below the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 5% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 39%, from £230,000 in 2016 to £319,500 in 2025, more than the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk
District medians are close together, from £290,000 in IP14 (Stowmarket) to £375,000 in IP30 (Bury St Edmunds).
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Post towns in Mid Suffolk, by number of sales: Stowmarket (IP14), Ipswich (IP6), Bury St Edmunds (IP30), Diss (IP21), Eye (IP23).
- IP30Bury St Edmunds, 455 salesMedian price £375,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- IP23Eye, 230 salesMedian price £355,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- IP21Diss, 282 salesMedian price £331,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +15%
- IP6Ipswich, 659 salesMedian price £300,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
- IP14Stowmarket, 1,515 salesMedian price £290,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in IP21 (Diss), up 15%, and fell most in IP30 (Bury St Edmunds), down 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Spencer Way, Stowmarket (IP14)24 sales
- Wittens Way, Witnesham (IP6)24 sales
- Osprey Drive, Stowmarket (IP14)20 sales
- Moore Road, Stowmarket (IP14)18 sales
- Sand Martin Way, Needham Market (IP6)18 sales
- Castell Road, Bacton (IP14)17 sales
- Duke Street, Bacton (IP14)16 sales
- Bridge Street, Stowmarket (IP14)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Cattlegate, Elmswell (IP30, detached houses, £542,500), All Saints Road, Creeting St Mary (IP6, £500,000) and Wittens Way, Witnesham (IP6, £497,500).
The cheapest were Bridge Street, Stowmarket (IP14, £210,000), High Street, Needham Market (IP6, terraced houses, £211,500) and Steggall Close, Needham Market (IP6, £225,000).
Living in Mid Suffolk
Crime
40 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 98 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
63% of homes can get it
Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
14% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 69 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,317 a year in Mid Suffolk for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Mid Suffolk and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Southend-on-Sea£345,000
- Stevenage£344,000
- East Cambridgeshire£340,000
- Harlow£335,000
- Babergh£330,000
- Colchester£325,000
- Huntingdonshire£321,000
- Mid Suffolk, this council area£315,500
- Luton£315,000
- Broadland£308,000
- North Norfolk£300,000
- South Norfolk£300,000
- West Suffolk£290,000
- East Suffolk£287,000
- Tendring£285,000
About these figures
Mid Suffolk's figures come from 3,560 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Mid Suffolk, so their sales add up to 3,141 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 17% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.