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West Suffolk is a local authority district in Suffolk with a population of 179948.
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West Suffolk is a local authority district in Suffolk with a population of 179948. The median property price is 283750, with detached houses at 395000 and terraced properties at 238000. Over the past five years, prices have risen 11.8 percent. The area has 5408 sales in the past 12 months. The price-to-earnings ratio is 7.7, with median workplace earnings of 37141. Housing is predominantly owner-occupied at 60.2 percent, with 35.0 percent detached properties. Employment stands at 60.5 percent, with an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent. The median age is 41.7 years. Educational attainment shows 28.5 percent of residents aged 16 and over hold level 4 qualifications or above. The area has 83 schools in total: 53 primary and 11 secondary. Of 45 schools with Ofsted ratings, 40 are rated good or better. There are 3 railway stations and 30 electric vehicle chargepoints. Crime is recorded at 5.4 per 1000 population, with violent crime the largest category at 454 incidents. Health indicators include life expectancy of 81.3 years for males and 85.1 years for females. Air quality shows low nitrogen dioxide levels at 6.9 annual mean and moderate particulate matter at 7.0. Superfast broadband reaches 93.9 percent of premises.
Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). West Suffolk, 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.
Within Suffolk, West Suffolk ranks 2nd cheapest of 5, 4th safest and 2nd most affordable.
Sold prices in West Suffolk have risen 12% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).
About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than West Suffolk (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 6 of 10, national basis).
Of homes in West Suffolk that changed hands in the last five years, 20.4% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 3.2 points above East of England (17.2%) (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 5.5% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/west suffolk.
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Nearby areas we cover: Mid Suffolk, Babergh, Ipswich.