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Melrose Close

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49 recorded sales · median £123,000 · East Suffolk

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East Suffolk Council · Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition 29/55 seats · 53% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

73/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£123k

median price

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£123k

median sold price

7.8 yrs

of local pay to buy

rail stations

grammar schools

114

schools total

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

551

Violence — most

7.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

5.4%

in a flood zone

591

green spaces

6.7

PM2.5 · WHO 5

700

eat & drink

174

shops

59%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£58,000 in 2001 → £222,500 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider East Suffolk, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £123,000. That's about 7.8× local earnings — around the 8.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 49 sales£123,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.8× · five-year average 8.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership69%

Owned outright

44%

With a mortgage

25%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

13%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,234

Your band:

East Suffolk Council£198

Suffolk County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,732

Police & Crime Commissioner£304

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,489

Band B£1,738

Band C£1,986

Band D (baseline)£2,234

Band E£2,730

Band F£3,227

Band G£3,723

Band H£4,468

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in East Suffolk how Melrose Close compares · from East Suffolk

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Old Felixstowe +36.8%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Old Felixstowe	£380,000	+36.8%	130
Martlesham Heath	£333,000	+32%	118
Kesgrave	£357,500	+30%	110
Leiston	£216,000	+22.2%	124
Lowestoft	£148,000	+20.8%	506
Kessingland	£225,000	+20.6%	126
Halesworth	£260,000	+20.1%	198
Carlton Colville	£260,000	+19.9%	346
Walton	£255,500	+19.3%	328
Trimley St Mary	£260,000	+19%	82
Bixley	£415,000	+16.9%	125
Saxmundham	£308,000	+16.8%	178
Kirkley	£194,000	+16.7%	320
Mill Hills	£450,000	+14.6%	132
Oulton	£245,000	+14.6%	516
Beccles	£240,000	+14.3%	316
Rendlesham	£300,000	+13.4%	134
Pakefield	£233,750	+12.8%	296
Worlingham	£295,000	+12.5%	90
Felixstowe	£259,000	+11.3%	284
Framlingham	£316,000	+9.3%	164
Grange Farm	£335,000	+8.9%	387
Trimley St Martin	£287,500	+6.6%	78
Bungay	£238,000	+6.5%	154

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Melrose Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
29 Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£220,000	Oct 2025
16 Melrose Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	Mar 2025
9 Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£205,000	Mar 2024
29 Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£190,000	Dec 2022
17 MELROSE CLOSE OULTON	Semi-detached	—	—	£235,000	Feb 2021
2, Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£170,000	May 2020
10, Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£215,000	Mar 2020
16 Melrose Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£205,000	Jan 2020
9 Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£180,000	Jul 2019
18, Melrose Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£210,000	Jan 2019
8 MELROSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£148,500	Oct 2016
28, Melrose Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£160,000	Oct 2016
9 Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£140,000	Jul 2015
10, Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£126,000	Jul 2015
16 Melrose Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£153,000	Dec 2014
2, Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£123,000	Jul 2013
9 Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£124,000	Aug 2011
2, Melrose Close	Terraced	—	—	£123,000	Sep 2010
8 MELROSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£118,000	Apr 2009
19 MELROSE CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£110,000	Mar 2009
4 MELROSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£125,000	Aug 2008
21 MELROSE CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£152,950	May 2008
24 MELROSE CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£149,000	Oct 2007
32 MELROSE CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£135,000	Oct 2006

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from East Suffolk

Crime runs at 5 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month5

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from East Suffolk

Violence & sexual offences

551

Anti-social behaviour

135

Criminal damage & arson

122

Other theft

102

Shoplifting

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole East Suffolk district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from East Suffolk

Population246,058

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.3/10

Employment

5.8/10

Education & skills

4.8/10

Health & disability

5.8/10

Crime

7.3/10

Housing & services

4.4/10

Living environment

5.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider East Suffolk — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+52%

Unemployment · economically active residents4.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)28%

Good or very good health79%

Own their home69%

Median age49.7

Born outside the UK6%

See the full East Suffolk report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Woods Loke Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.7 km
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.7 km
The Limes Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('23)	1.1 km
St Benedict's Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Gunton Primary Academy	Primary	—	1.4 km
Include Suffolk	All-through	—	1.5 km
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Poplars Community Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('23)	1.8 km
Ormiston Denes Academy	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.8 km
EA Gymnastics - Lowestoft	Nursery	—	1.8 km
East Coast College	16 plus	—	1.9 km
St Margaret's Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('21)	2.0 km
YMCA Childcare - St Margaret's Road	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.0 km
YMCA Childcare Water Lane	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.0 km
Roman Hill Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	2.1 km
Oulton Broad Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	2.2 km
Kids Zone Childcare Limited	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.2 km
Rainbow Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.2 km
Blundeston Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.2 km
Trinity Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.3 km
Scribbles Day Nursery (Seashore)	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.7 km
Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	—	2.7 km
Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	2.8 km
Dell Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	2.9 km
East Point Academy	Secondary	—	3.0 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.9 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS

3 of 3 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Oulton Village Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.1 km
F P Cross Ltd	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Bridge Road Surgery	GP	—	1.9 km
Holly Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Hayden Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Alexandra & Crestview Surgeries	GP	—	2.6 km
Alexandra Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Victoria Road Surgery	GP	—	2.6 km
Victoria Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
High Street Surgery	GP	—	2.6 km
High Street Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Colosseum Dental (Williams)	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Regent Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Regent Road Orthodontic Clinic	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Whapload Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Kirkley Mill Health Centre	GP	Good ('21)	3.3 km
Eastpoint Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Mr Dw Ferns (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Colosseum Dental (Avenue)	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Andaman Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	4.2 km
Rosedale Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	4.3 km
Rosedale Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from East Suffolk

5 nearest stations.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Oulton Broad North Rail Station	1.2 mi	—	no direct train
Lowestoft Rail Station	1.8 mi	—	no direct train
Oulton Broad South Rail Station	1.8 mi	—	no direct train
Somerleyton Rail Station	3.2 mi	—	no direct train
Beccles Rail Station	6.9 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

59%

Work from home

26%

Walk or cycle

11%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging19 points

Per 10,000 residents0.8

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from East Suffolk

Air quality

NO₂

7.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.7

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.1%

Flood zone5.4% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)

Historic landfill221 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings3,611

Conservation areas45

Green belt0%

Green spaces591

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from East Suffolk

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	700	95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	174	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	50	—
Green spaces & parks	591	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

59%

Superfast

92.6%

Ultrafast

59%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from East Suffolk

Figures for the wider East Suffolk — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate4.9%

In work (employment rate)51.5%

Companies registered here12,000

New incorporations (12m)1,184

Property companies (SPVs)1,295

See the full East Suffolk report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district