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16 recorded sales · median £375,000 · East Suffolk
East Suffolk Council · Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition 29/55 seats · 53% · OCD 2026
73/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£375k
median price
5
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£375k
median sold price
7.8 yrs
of local pay to buy
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
£373,373 in 2012 → £630,000 in 2021
⌄ 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 £375,000. That's about 7.8× local earnings — around the 8.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2021 · 3 sales
Median sold price · median of all 16 sales£375,000
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%
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 St James Street 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 St James Street — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARTER COTTAGE ST JAMES STREET | Semi-detached | — | — | £695,000 | May 2024 |
| The Old School St. James Street Dunwich | Detached | — | — | £725,000 | Jun 2021 |
| PILGRIM COTTAGE ST JAMES STREET DUNWICH | Detached | — | — | £630,000 | Apr 2021 |
| MAPLE COTTAGE ST JAMES STREET | Semi-detached | — | — | £475,000 | Feb 2021 |
| School House St. James Street Dunwich | Detached | — | — | £235,000 | Dec 2015 |
| CHARTER COTTAGE ST JAMES STREET | Semi-detached | — | — | £385,000 | Jul 2015 |
| MAPLE COTTAGE ST JAMES STREET | Semi-detached | — | — | £375,000 | Jan 2015 |
| Jasmine Cottage St. James Street Dunwich | Semi-detached | — | — | £217,500 | May 2014 |
| THE OLD POST OFFICE ST JAMES STREET | Detached | — | — | £75,000 | Nov 2013 |
| Bell Cottage St. James Street Dunwich | Detached | — | — | £374,000 | May 2012 |
15 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
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 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 4 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Community Primary School | Primary | Good ('19) | 5.4 km |
| Southwold Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 6.6 km |
| Wenhaston Primary School | Primary | Good ('20) | 6.9 km |
| Wenhaston Acorns Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 6.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
1
nearest dentist · nearest 6.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
1
nearest pharmacy · nearest 6.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Street Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 6.3 km |
| Southwold Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 6.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darsham Rail Station | 4.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Halesworth Rail Station | 7.1 mi | — | no direct train |
| Saxmundham Rail Station | 7.3 mi | — | no direct train |
| Brampton (Suffolk) Rail Station | 8.9 mi | — | no direct train |
| Beccles Rail Station | 12.8 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