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108 recorded sales · median £180,000 · East Suffolk
East Suffolk Council · Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition 29/55 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
72/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£180k
median price
5
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£180k
median sold price
7.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
66 min
London — fastest
22
rail stations
0
grammar schools
114
schools total
5
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
50
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
£240,000 in 2012 → £182,500 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 £180,000. That's about 7.8× local earnings — around the 8.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 4 sales
Median sold price · median of all 108 sales£180,000
Full history since 1995
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%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,234
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 Melton Road 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 |
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 Melton Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studley House Melton Road Melton | Detached | — | — | £740,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 6 Old Rectory Court Melton Road | Flat | — | — | £165,000 | Oct 2025 |
| Flat 4 Old Rectory Court Melton Road | Flat | — | — | £175,000 | Aug 2025 |
| Hawthorns Melton Road Melton | Detached | — | — | £395,000 | Jul 2025 |
| Flat 12 Old Rectory Court Melton Road | Flat | — | — | £190,000 | Jul 2025 |
| Cornerways Melton Road Melton | Detached | — | — | £750,000 | Nov 2024 |
| Windrush Melton Road Melton | Semi-detached | — | — | £315,000 | Nov 2024 |
| Flat 7 Old Rectory Court Melton Road | Flat | — | — | £180,000 | Oct 2024 |
| Copper Mead Melton Road Melton | Detached | — | — | £705,000 | Jan 2024 |
| Park Villa Melton Road Melton | Semi-detached | — | — | £420,000 | Dec 2023 |
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
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
71% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 nearest inspected schools
of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Primary School | Primary | Good ('21) | 0.9 km |
| Woodbridge Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 1.1 km |
| Pitstop Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.2 km |
| Barnabas Pre-School | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 1.4 km |
| Little Leaders Childcare Melton | Nursery | Good ('21) | 1.6 km |
| Woodbridge School | All-through | — | 1.8 km |
| Rectory Garden Montessori School | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.9 km |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge | Primary | — | 2.0 km |
| St Mary's Playgroup | Nursery | Good ('24) | 2.0 km |
| Farlingaye High School | Secondary | Good ('22) | 2.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
3
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5
nearest dentists · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
6
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Dentist | — | 0.7 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 1.2 km |
| Little St John Street Surgery | GP | Outstanding ('19) | 1.2 km |
| Woodbridge Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.4 km |
| Island House Dental Care | Dentist | — | 1.5 km |
| Framfield House Surgery | GP | Good ('16) | 2.1 km |
| Waterton Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 2.1 km |
| Woodbridge Dental Centre | Dentist | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station | 0.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Woodbridge Rail Station | 0.9 mi | — | no direct train |
| Wickham Market Rail Station | 4.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station | 7.3 mi | — | no direct train |
| Westerfield Rail Station | 7.3 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
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
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
% 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