East Suffolk: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£402,375

Semi-detached

£263,738

Terraced

£204,570

Flat or maisonette

£139,283

First-time buyers

£225,708

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  221,254 in 1991 → 249,664 in 2024 (+12.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £155,516 in 2005 → £276,301 in 2026 (+77.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £482 in 2022 → £600 in 2025 (+24.6%)

  England over the same years: +20.8%

• Employment rate

  75.0% in 2004 → 79.1% in 2023 (+5.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.3% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+21.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,779 in 1997 → £25,540 in 2024 (+161.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for East Suffolk; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 46th highest of 363
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 47th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment9,184 kWh (2024/25) · 88th lowest of 347
• No qualifications · Education & skills4.6% (2023) · 84th lowest of 293

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work8.2% (2024) · 330th highest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills55.0% (2023) · 315th highest of 348
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£600 (April 2025) · 257th highest of 359
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access63% (May 2024) · 225th highest of 318

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Suffolk, which includes East Suffolk.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.9 years · England 83.8 · 32nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.1 years · England 60.9 · 54th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.7 years · England 61.3 · 59th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)265.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 23rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.5% · England 10.4 · 73rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Suffolk, which includes East Suffolk.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.1% · England 68.3 · 80th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.1 score · England 46.0 · 129th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.5% · England 5.8 · 93rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.0% · England 19.8 · 71st lowest of 153