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West Suffolk · report

Past price cycles in West Suffolk

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 1995. The deepest began in October 2007.

Deepest fall
−22.2%
Recovery from the low
61 months

Prices in West Suffolk and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • West Suffolk
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodWest SuffolkUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026560.4534.7
Jul 2026557.3532.9
Jun 2026558.6530.1
May 2026562.1533.1
Apr 2026568.2530.6
Mar 2026568.1526.0
Feb 2026560.6527.6
Jan 2026554.9526.4
Dec 2025555.9524.8
Nov 2025556.9529.6
Oct 2025563.4528.4
Sep 2025561.8527.8
Aug 2025563.5529.8
Jul 2025557.0526.5
Jun 2025553.3522.4
May 2025550.7517.1
Apr 2025541.5509.5
Mar 2025537.5524.8
Feb 2025539.8518.5
Jan 2025549.1518.8
Dec 2024558.4517.0
Nov 2024558.7518.0
Oct 2024562.6519.4
Sep 2024561.5518.4
Aug 2024562.8519.1
Jul 2024556.1514.0
Jun 2024561.1508.3
May 2024561.1506.3
Apr 2024566.8502.2
Mar 2024563.2499.5
Feb 2024562.8498.6
Jan 2024564.6501.2
Dec 2023562.6501.6
Nov 2023565.4505.9
Oct 2023565.5509.4
Sep 2023561.7511.7
Aug 2023563.0514.2
Jul 2023555.1511.4
Jun 2023558.9505.8
May 2023552.8503.9
Apr 2023566.4502.2
Mar 2023566.2501.1
Feb 2023576.1506.8
Jan 2023579.4511.0
Dec 2022583.9515.4
Nov 2022590.3519.5
Oct 2022586.3520.3
Sep 2022586.7520.3
Aug 2022573.2519.2
Jul 2022564.7514.8
Jun 2022554.4505.4
May 2022552.5499.4
Apr 2022544.6493.8
Mar 2022550.4488.0
Feb 2022548.0486.2
Jan 2022548.6485.7
Dec 2021541.4480.1
Nov 2021536.5477.7
Oct 2021530.0468.5
Sep 2021518.7480.5
Aug 2021517.6466.8
Jul 2021511.4453.1
Jun 2021507.6475.4
May 2021503.9451.4
Apr 2021507.1448.4
Mar 2021513.4455.2
Feb 2021505.1448.6
Jan 2021497.9447.3
Dec 2020496.6447.3
Nov 2020500.6443.9
Oct 2020500.3439.4
Sep 2020497.3435.7
Aug 2020487.3431.1
Jul 2020487.7426.9
Jun 2020483.8423.4
May 2020480.8417.6
Apr 2020473.8415.5
Mar 2020472.4419.7
Feb 2020475.8416.0
Jan 2020481.1418.4
Dec 2019485.3418.1
Nov 2019487.4418.7
Oct 2019487.4420.2
Sep 2019481.9421.3
Aug 2019485.6421.0
Jul 2019481.9419.6
Jun 2019481.8415.0
May 2019478.5413.2
Apr 2019477.0412.6
Mar 2019476.8409.7
Feb 2019470.9410.8
Jan 2019473.8411.8
Dec 2018476.3414.4
Nov 2018475.1415.3
Oct 2018478.4417.1
Sep 2018474.2417.5
Aug 2018477.0418.3
Jul 2018473.6417.0
Jun 2018466.9411.9
May 2018464.8409.2
Apr 2018459.2407.5
Mar 2018466.5403.7
Feb 2018466.2406.1
Jan 2018475.4405.0
Dec 2017471.2406.5
Nov 2017476.7404.9
Oct 2017471.5406.0
Sep 2017476.1405.7
Aug 2017468.9407.2
Jul 2017465.0405.4
Jun 2017457.1400.2
May 2017454.1396.8
Apr 2017452.2394.4
Mar 2017451.7388.3
Feb 2017448.3389.1
Jan 2017445.1388.3
Dec 2016440.0388.7
Nov 2016441.0388.0
Oct 2016441.4386.2
Sep 2016447.9387.5
Aug 2016445.5388.1
Jul 2016438.8388.1
Jun 2016425.3384.0
May 2016426.9380.4
Apr 2016424.8376.0
Mar 2016424.6374.6
Feb 2016418.2370.8
Jan 2016413.5370.6
Dec 2015411.9369.6
Nov 2015408.0368.4
Oct 2015407.6365.6
Sep 2015405.8365.1
Aug 2015402.5364.3
Jul 2015404.2361.0
Jun 2015396.7355.0
May 2015399.5352.3
Apr 2015394.7348.5
Mar 2015396.3345.5
Feb 2015391.4344.2
Jan 2015388.3343.9
Dec 2014385.5345.7
Nov 2014385.1344.9
Oct 2014386.6346.1
Sep 2014388.4346.6
Aug 2014380.9346.2
Jul 2014373.6342.2
Jun 2014366.8337.5
May 2014362.8334.6
Apr 2014357.7331.1
Mar 2014349.7323.9
Feb 2014349.3322.7
Jan 2014347.9321.4
Dec 2013349.0321.0
Nov 2013346.3318.1
Oct 2013346.0316.4
Sep 2013346.3317.7
Aug 2013345.5317.4
Jul 2013343.0314.9
Jun 2013344.0311.4
May 2013340.3308.9
Apr 2013338.1307.3
Mar 2013338.6304.3
Feb 2013335.9302.5
Jan 2013337.1302.5
Dec 2012332.8304.6
Nov 2012342.2305.3
Oct 2012341.7305.0
Sep 2012345.7307.2
Aug 2012338.7308.3
Jul 2012340.5307.9
Jun 2012332.7306.7
May 2012327.0303.8
Apr 2012324.5302.8
Mar 2012328.4299.3
Feb 2012330.6298.5
Jan 2012326.3299.3
Dec 2011322.8301.3
Nov 2011325.5302.6
Oct 2011330.7302.5
Sep 2011333.7305.8
Aug 2011328.9306.6
Jul 2011328.2306.4
Jun 2011329.4302.6
May 2011324.5302.1
Apr 2011316.6303.4
Mar 2011309.7298.8
Feb 2011319.1300.2
Jan 2011325.7301.8
Dec 2010330.9304.3
Nov 2010334.0304.9
Oct 2010335.7308.5
Sep 2010334.8312.0
Aug 2010331.2312.8
Jul 2010324.9312.8
Jun 2010324.2309.7
May 2010317.7308.2
Apr 2010317.3306.7
Mar 2010320.7302.8
Feb 2010324.0302.8
Jan 2010324.6302.1
Dec 2009316.6303.2
Nov 2009314.7301.2
Oct 2009309.7300.2
Sep 2009303.5298.2
Aug 2009295.4295.9
Jul 2009294.2293.0
Jun 2009289.4287.8
May 2009285.9285.0
Apr 2009281.0281.1
Mar 2009282.8278.6
Feb 2009291.9280.3
Jan 2009297.0283.6
Dec 2008299.9290.3
Nov 2008309.7294.8
Oct 2008319.5303.4
Sep 2008333.1309.6
Aug 2008341.5317.6
Jul 2008346.4324.4
Jun 2008351.4328.0
May 2008349.3332.4
Apr 2008349.4330.4
Mar 2008351.6329.8
Feb 2008348.4332.2
Jan 2008352.9335.1
Dec 2007351.7341.3
Nov 2007356.7341.8
Oct 2007361.3342.0
Sep 2007361.0342.8
Aug 2007358.5342.3
Jul 2007357.3340.4
Jun 2007357.0336.1
May 2007347.5332.5
Apr 2007338.4328.7
Mar 2007336.7322.2
Feb 2007345.7319.8
Jan 2007350.3318.8
Dec 2006343.3319.0
Nov 2006338.6315.0
Oct 2006334.6313.4
Sep 2006334.8311.6
Aug 2006327.6310.3
Jul 2006319.7307.7
Jun 2006317.1303.4
May 2006316.4300.5
Apr 2006312.3297.7
Mar 2006310.6291.4
Feb 2006310.3289.0
Jan 2006312.8288.6
Dec 2005310.2289.0
Nov 2005311.2287.4
Oct 2005313.4286.6
Sep 2005317.2287.1
Aug 2005313.8287.6
Jul 2005311.4286.4
Jun 2005304.1282.8
May 2005300.3280.6
Apr 2005291.8277.6
Mar 2005292.3273.7
Feb 2005297.2271.5
Jan 2005304.4271.7
Dec 2004303.4271.9
Nov 2004300.8273.9
Oct 2004302.6274.3
Sep 2004303.4272.3
Aug 2004302.9272.8
Jul 2004294.4269.7
Jun 2004289.0264.1
May 2004285.2259.5
Apr 2004281.7256.4
Mar 2004282.2245.3
Feb 2004275.3244.7
Jan 2004272.7247.1
Dec 2003264.3245.6
Nov 2003264.3240.9
Oct 2003265.2243.6
Sep 2003270.4239.4
Aug 2003265.3240.2
Jul 2003259.7236.0
Jun 2003249.6231.9
May 2003244.9231.4
Apr 2003241.4233.0
Mar 2003242.1227.6
Feb 2003238.4222.8
Jan 2003237.6225.2
Dec 2002233.5226.8
Nov 2002234.7219.5
Oct 2002232.2217.3
Sep 2002231.5215.7
Aug 2002228.6210.6
Jul 2002224.8206.0
Jun 2002216.1204.4
May 2002207.9196.4
Apr 2002198.4191.4
Mar 2002198.1188.9
Feb 2002196.8182.5
Jan 2002190.9176.1
Dec 2001183.2176.7
Nov 2001178.4176.7
Oct 2001179.2176.7
Sep 2001177.9180.3
Aug 2001176.9180.3
Jul 2001176.2180.3
Jun 2001176.2174.1
May 2001171.3174.1
Apr 2001163.9174.1
Mar 2001158.2168.0
Feb 2001160.6168.0
Jan 2001162.9168.0
Dec 2000161.9168.9
Nov 2000160.9168.9
Oct 2000163.1168.9
Sep 2000163.2164.0
Aug 2000159.5164.0
Jul 2000155.0164.0
Jun 2000153.2161.0
May 2000149.4161.0
Apr 2000145.8161.0
Mar 2000142.3152.6
Feb 2000143.4152.6
Jan 2000143.3152.6
Dec 1999144.4148.8
Nov 1999142.3148.8
Oct 1999139.9148.8
Sep 1999136.7145.1
Aug 1999134.1145.1
Jul 1999132.0145.1
Jun 1999133.7137.1
May 1999133.2137.1
Apr 1999131.4137.1
Mar 1999129.8131.5
Feb 1999127.7131.5
Jan 1999128.3131.5
Dec 1998124.6130.7
Nov 1998126.0130.7
Oct 1998123.6130.7
Sep 1998124.0131.3
Aug 1998122.9131.3
Jul 1998125.9131.3
Jun 1998122.9125.8
May 1998119.1125.8
Apr 1998112.3125.8
Mar 1998111.4119.5
Feb 1998110.4119.5
Jan 1998109.8119.5
Dec 1997111.9116.5
Nov 1997112.9116.5
Oct 1997114.9116.5
Sep 1997112.2117.4
Aug 1997110.4117.4
Jul 1997107.5117.4
Jun 1997105.4111.7
May 1997103.1111.7
Apr 1997101.4111.7
Mar 1997101.2109.5
Feb 1997100.8109.5
Jan 1997102.2109.5
Dec 1996102.8108.0
Nov 1996103.4108.0
Oct 1996103.7108.0
Sep 1996102.3106.2
Aug 1996103.0106.2
Jul 1996101.6106.2
Jun 1996100.9102.2
May 199699.2102.2
Apr 1996100.0102.2
Mar 1996100.9102.1
Feb 1996101.2102.1
Jan 199698.5102.1
Dec 199597.0100.6
Nov 199598.0100.6
Oct 199599.8100.6
Sep 1995100.5102.0
Aug 199599.8102.0
Jul 199598.8102.0
Jun 199598.7101.1
May 199598.8101.1
Apr 199598.5101.1
Mar 1995100.0100.0
Feb 1995100.0100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
September 1995December 1995−3.5%32
October 1997January 1998−4.5%34
September 2000March 2001−3.1%61
January 2005April 2005−4.2%33
January 2007March 2007−3.9%23
October 2007April 2009−22.2%1861
November 2017April 2018−3.7%54
November 2019March 2020−3.1%44
November 2022March 2025−8.9%28Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for West Suffolk

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £275,495 and £316,488 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£295,991
Chance of a rise
50%

At the average sale price, a home costs £295,860. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,365 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
21%
Payment, one income
41%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,188
Owning per month
£1,393

9.4% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
600
Per 1,000 residents
3.2

Figures for United Kingdom: West Suffolk has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 929 while 700 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.3
Population change, 2025
+929

3.3% of the 81,623 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
3.3%
Empty homes
2,720

In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
6%