Stone Street area report

Highlights

St Michael in South Elmham, Suffolk, has a population of 2,251. The median property price is £400,150, with detached homes at £442,500 and terraced properties at £174,000. Prices have risen 20.6 percent over five years. Air quality is low for nitrogen dioxide and moderate for particulate matter. Flood risk is minimal at 1.4 percent in flood zone 3. The area has 42.8 percent gigabit-capable broadband coverage and 79.9 percent superfast access. Schools include Ilketshall St Lawrence Primary 3.9 kilometres away and Bungay High School 5.2 kilometres away. Deprivation scores place the area in the middle nationally, with 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England more deprived. The area contains 177 listed buildings across 3 conservation areas: Wortwell Conservation Area, Wissett and Homersfield. Council tax for band D is £2,233.98, administered by East Suffolk Council.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Stone Street, 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 Stone Street’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Suffolk, Stone Street ranks 3rd cheapest of 5, 3rd safest and 3rd most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £400,150 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Stone Street have risen 21% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 2,245 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Stone Street (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). Less deprived than in 2019 (decile 4 then).

Schools

• 87% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 43% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Stone Street that changed hands in the last five years, 11.3% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 6 points below East of England (17.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 28.06% over 7.63 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 2.8% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/stone street.

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Nearby areas we cover: Bungay, Bungay, Bungay.