Mid Suffolk: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£440,159

Semi-detached

£275,891

Terraced

£222,981

Flat or maisonette

£139,418

First-time buyers

£257,799

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

  79,013 in 1991 → 110,775 in 2024 (+40.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £178,947 in 2005 → £315,898 in 2026 (+76.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £386 in 2008 → £631 in 2025 (+63.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.7% in 2004 → 66.1% in 2023 (−16.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+72.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,102 in 1997 → £26,233 in 2024 (+136.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Mid Suffolk; 30 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

• New homes · Housing27.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 2nd highest of 296
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 16th highest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 23rd lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,403 kWh (2024/25) · 33rd lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• Economic inactivity · Economy & work32.6% (2023) · 344th lowest of 348
• Business births · Economy & work6.8% (2024) · 358th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access38% (May 2024) · 314th highest of 318
• Employment rate · Economy & work66.1% (2023) · 334th highest of 348

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