Sold price trend +11.8%
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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.
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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.
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