West Suffolk: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£449,433

Semi-detached

£279,777

Terraced

£229,882

Flat or maisonette

£144,735

First-time buyers

£245,272

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

  150,219 in 1991 → 188,485 in 2024 (+25.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £163,735 in 2005 → £294,810 in 2026 (+80.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £511 in 2022 → £654 in 2025 (+28.0%)

  England over the same years: +20.8%

• Employment rate

  78.4% in 2004 → 77.3% in 2023 (−1.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+118.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,495 in 1997 → £23,636 in 2024 (+148.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for West 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

• Job density · Economy & work1.04 jobs per resident (2024) · 40th highest of 350
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access236.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 59th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,998 kWh (2024/25) · 65th lowest of 347
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work16.6% (2023) · 85th lowest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills55.7% (2023) · 312th highest of 348
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access52% (May 2024) · 284th highest of 318
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 321st lowest of 363
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.6 t per person (2024) · 303rd lowest of 361

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