Mill Green area report

Highlights

Great Thurlow is a village in Suffolk with a population of 2,563. The median house price is £378,250, with detached properties at £496,000 and semis or terraces lower. Prices have risen 36.0% over five years. Most homes (62.6%) are energy-efficient, rated band C or better. The area is relatively less deprived than many English neighbourhoods; about 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Nitrogen dioxide levels are low at 5.7 annual mean, though particulate matter is moderate at 6.8. Flood risk is minimal at 0.7% in flood zone 3. Broadband coverage is strong, with 89.4% superfast and 52.6% gigabit availability. Schools include Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary at 1.5 km and Samuel Ward Academy at 3.5 km. The area spans three conservation areas: Great Wratting, Great and Little Thurlow, and Withersfield. Council tax band D is £2,245.86 under West Suffolk Council.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Mill Green, Suffolk — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Mill Green’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Suffolk, Mill Green ranks 2nd cheapest of 5, 4th safest and 2nd most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £378,250 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Mill Green have risen 36% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 2,561 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Mill Green (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 7 of 10, national basis). Less deprived than in 2019 (decile 6 then).

Schools

• 91% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 53% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Mill Green that changed hands in the last five years, 20.4% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 3.1 points above East of England (17.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 14.94% over 7.59 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.2% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/mill green.

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Nearby areas we cover: Haverhill, Kedington, Haverhill.