West Suffolk

West Suffolk has 179,948 residents in 78,747 households (Census 2021); 18% are aged 15–29 and 39% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £290,000, from £195,000 in Brandon Central to £472,500 in Whepstead & Wickhambrook.

Local authority · 43 wards · 5,400 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

179,948residentsCensus 2021

£290kmedian sale price5,024 sales, 24 months

14%green within 500 mpostcode average

38services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of West Suffolk.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median

Map of West Suffolk: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median

<80%160%+

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of West Suffolk: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)

Map of West Suffolk: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)

110

Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average

Map of West Suffolk: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average

<50%250%+

Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)

<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 43 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among West Suffolk's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

Ward	Median price	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Aged 15–29	Owner-occupied	Flats	Nearest tram or rail	Gigabit	Crime per 1,000
Abbeygate	£295k	10%	232	21%	43%	27%	1.1 km	91%	219
Bardwell	£335k	8%	3	13%	70%	0%	8.5 km	18%	28
Barningham	£340k	5%	4	12%	77%	0%	10.4 km	21%	39
Barrow	£382k	6%	12	14%	71%	3%	7.4 km	34%	27
Brandon Central	£195k	20%	66	18%	50%	16%	866 m	65%	70
Brandon East	£230k	29%	39	15%	78%	0%	1.4 km	87%	58
Brandon West	£249k	22%	70	15%	60%	3%	1.9 km	85%	71
Chedburgh & Chevington	£415k	6%	3	13%	74%	1%	9.3 km	27%	29
Clare, Hundon & Kedington	£367k	12%	14	15%	74%	2%	15.8 km	59%	49
Eastgate	£255k	16%	208	14%	46%	36%	810 m	96%	74
Exning	£417k	12%	31	13%	62%	8%	4.1 km	56%	90
Haverhill Central	£235k	11%	71	17%	53%	16%	14.3 km	91%	99
Haverhill East	£275k	16%	63	18%	56%	14%	14.2 km	89%	85
Haverhill North	£295k	8%	53	18%	73%	9%	13.1 km	95%	96
Haverhill South	£220k	14%	75	18%	45%	7%	13.9 km	88%	67
Haverhill South East	£300k	26%	31	17%	71%	15%	15.1 km	88%	86
Haverhill West	£285k	26%	40	18%	70%	5%	13.1 km	100%	37
Horringer	£373k	17%	7	13%	79%	4%	5.5 km	28%	24
Iceni	£280k	25%	48	23%	51%	10%	3.1 km	94%	46
Ixworth	£359k	10%	14	15%	73%	5%	5.8 km	75%	38
Kentford & Moulton	£400k	9%	11	14%	71%	3%	2.7 km	77%	50
Lakenheath	£250k	16%	34	27%	49%	4%	4.3 km	48%	35
Manor	£395k	20%	9	17%	71%	3%	6.4 km	45%	42
Mildenhall Great Heath	£201k	26%	64	18%	47%	5%	8.3 km	40%	80
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	£250k	19%	72	18%	52%	13%	7.7 km	50%	123
Mildenhall Queensway	£280k	10%	69	22%	60%	1%	7.9 km	75%	23
Minden	£313k	17%	89	15%	62%	9%	1.8 km	100%	69
Moreton Hall	£310k	15%	41	17%	66%	7%	2.6 km	98%	43
Newmarket East	£255k	11%	161	20%	40%	31%	816 m	80%	146
Newmarket North	£252k	15%	50	17%	53%	12%	2.4 km	91%	68
Newmarket West	£290k	10%	147	18%	52%	25%	1.3 km	88%	43
Pakenham & Troston	£355k	8%	3	27%	54%	1%	6.2 km	33%	17
Risby	£463k	21%	2	14%	72%	1%	6.2 km	36%	30
Rougham	£330k	9%	5	15%	70%	0%	4.4 km	24%	49
Southgate	£288k	25%	55	16%	72%	18%	2.6 km	90%	107
St Olaves	£280k	20%	97	20%	51%	13%	1.4 km	99%	76
Stanton	£280k	9%	21	13%	72%	3%	9.6 km	40%	30
The Fornhams & Great Barton	£420k	8%	13	10%	76%	4%	2.9 km	60%	26
The Rows	£277k	15%	13	25%	51%	3%	8.3 km	62%	40
Tollgate	£268k	11%	85	21%	47%	34%	815 m	99%	83
Westgate	£293k	15%	66	14%	79%	6%	2.1 km	99%	21
Whepstead & Wickhambrook	£473k	5%	2	11%	78%	0%	12.4 km	31%	21
Withersfield	£355k	10%	7	14%	69%	2%	11.0 km	49%	57

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in West Suffolk. The latest quarter is still being registered.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 11,258 crimes and incidents in West Suffolk in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 63 per 1,000 residents.

Violence and sexual offences5,080

Criminal damage and arson1,038

Other theft869

Shoplifting785

Public order728

Anti-social behaviour723

Burglary462

Vehicle crime432

Other crime373

Drugs355

Possession of weapons210

Robbery73

Bicycle theft73

Theft from the person57

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Suffolk Constabulary (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in West Suffolk each year, 2021–2025: 377 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021262

2022224

2023211

2024264

2025288

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in West Suffolk with a published hygiene rating.

1,114rated food businessesin total

95%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection

33rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in West Suffolk that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

76.1%gigabit-capablehomes

72.9%full fibrehomes

98.6%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes

0.1%below the universal service obligationhomes

Deprivation, in context.

0 of West Suffolk's 108 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 26

Decile 34

Decile 47

Decile 523

Decile 621

Decile 721

Decile 88

Decile 98

Decile 10 (least deprived)10

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG