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192 recorded sales · median £278,000 · Mid Suffolk
Mid Suffolk Council · Green-controlled 23/34 seats · 68% · OCD 2026
68/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£278k
median price
4
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£278k
median sold price
8 yrs
of local pay to buy
79 min
London — fastest
6
rail stations
1
grammar school
57
schools total
4
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
189
Violence — most
6.7
NO₂ · WHO 10
2.4%
in a flood zone
298
green spaces
6.9
PM2.5 · WHO 5
180
eat & drink
58
shops
46.2%
gigabit
12
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
£327,500 in 2013 → £755,000 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 Mid 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 £278,000. That's about 8× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 3 sales
Median sold price · median of all 192 sales£278,000
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 pay8× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership74%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,216
Mid Suffolk District Council£180
Suffolk County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,732
Police & Crime Commissioner£304
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,478
Band B£1,724
Band C£1,970
Band D (baseline)£2,216
Band E£2,709
Band F£3,202
Band G£3,694
Band H£4,433
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 Mid Suffolk how The Common compares · from Mid Suffolk
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Claydon +32.6%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claydon | £275,000 | +32.6% | 157 |
| Stowmarket | £255,000 | +18.2% | 588 |
| Combs Ford | £240,000 | +16.9% | 134 |
| Needham Market | £232,000 | +13.6% | 175 |
| Bramford | £320,000 | +4.7% | 113 |
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 The Common — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 The Common Little Blakenham | Semi-detached | — | — | £472,000 | Aug 2025 |
| Mallard House The Common Mellis | Detached | — | — | £780,000 | Mar 2025 |
| Captains Piece The Common Stuston | Detached | — | — | £755,000 | Feb 2025 |
| Willow Farm Barn The Common Mellis | Detached | — | — | £725,000 | Dec 2024 |
| The Jays The Common Mellis | Detached | — | — | £532,500 | Sep 2024 |
| HOME FARM THE COMMON | Other | — | — | £1,000,000 | Aug 2024 |
| New Cottage Hall Farm The Common | Detached | — | — | £305,000 | May 2024 |
| Walnut Tree Farm The Common Mellis | Other | — | — | £1,430,000 | Mar 2024 |
| SUFFOLK WATERS COUNTRY PARK THE COMMON | Other | — | — | £300,000 | Dec 2023 |
| OLD MILL HOUSE THE COMMON | Detached | — | — | £800,000 | Oct 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 Mid Suffolk
Crime runs at 4 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 / month4
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Mid Suffolk
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Mid 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 Mid Suffolk
Population102,699
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% 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 7 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
7.6/10
Employment
7.3/10
Education & skills
6.1/10
Health & disability
7.7/10
Crime
8.3/10
Housing & services
2.6/10
Living environment
4.4/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Mid 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+58%
Unemployment · economically active residents3.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+)30%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home74%
Median age48.1
Born outside the UK6%
See the full Mid Suffolk report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 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 14 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellis Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 2.2 km |
| Yaxley & Mellis Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('25) | 2.2 km |
| Hartismere School | Secondary | Inspected '25 — see report | 2.8 km |
| St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye | Primary | Good ('22) | 3.3 km |
| Mulberry Bush Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 3.5 km |
| Thorndon Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '26 — see report | 3.7 km |
| Gislingham Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 4.4 km |
| Gislingham Playgroup And Pre School | Nursery | Good ('22) | 4.4 km |
| Occold Primary School | Primary | — | 4.5 km |
| Wortham Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 5.6 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 GP surgery · nearest 2.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
2
nearest pharmacies · nearest 3.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye Health Centre | GP | Good ('23) | 2.8 km |
| Wellbeing Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 3.1 km |
| Rapha Delivery Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 5.9 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 Mid Suffolk
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 79 min from Stowmarket Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowmarket Rail Station | 9.5 mi | London Liverpool Street | 79 min |
| Elmswell Rail Station | 9.5 mi | — | no direct train |
| Needham Market Rail Station | 11.1 mi | — | no direct train |
| Thurston Rail Station | 13.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Westerfield Rail Station | 16.1 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Stowmarket Rail Station (79 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging11 points
Per 10,000 residents1.1
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Mid Suffolk
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000%
Flood zone2.4% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill102 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 buildings3,479
Conservation areas31
Green belt0%
Green spaces298
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Mid Suffolk
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 180 | 95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 58 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 12 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 298 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Mid Suffolk
Figures for the wider Mid Suffolk — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate3.4%
In work (employment rate)58%
Companies registered here6,393
New incorporations (12m)577
Property companies (SPVs)650
See the full Mid Suffolk report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district