Is East Suffolk a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in East Suffolk, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 9,069 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in East Suffolk, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 9,069 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in East Suffolk sold for £276,301 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.0% on a year earlier. Across East Suffolk, police record 57 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of East Suffolk, the nearest primary school is Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, 1.5 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Saxmundham Health Centre, 2.0 mi away.
Saxmundham station is 2.3 mi away.
Across East Suffolk, police record 57 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in East Suffolk sold for £276,301 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £402,375, semi-detached £263,738, terraced £204,570, flats £139,283. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, 1.5 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Saxmundham is 2.3 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £49,383 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.