Property market | £288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (67.8 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 478 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 235 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Waveney level) | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Suffolk) | |
Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (128 mins) - Stratford (London) (152 mins) - London Liverpool Street (161 mins) | |
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£288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (67.8 miles) | |
42.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 478 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 235 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Waveney level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Suffolk) | |
- Cambridge (128 mins) - Stratford (London) (152 mins) - London Liverpool Street (161 mins) | |
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Beccles has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Iceland Beccles, Lidl Beccles, Morrisons Beccles, Tesco Beccles Superstore. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Beccles Seacadets, Caxton Arms, Kitchen & Bar. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Beccles Public Hall, Fen Lane Deli, India Gate, Jane Fulcher, Oakfired, Prezzo, Quay Kiosk, Ristorante Piatto, Swan House, The Galley Cookshop, The Ol... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Beccles Station Cafe, Cafe At No4, Costa, Quaff East Coffee, Town House Cafe, Twyfords Cafe. Beccles has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Beccles has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £465,556, which is down -0.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £288,448 (down -0.8% on last year) , a terraced house £234,579 (down -1.7% on last year) and a flat £151,984. Property prices in Beccles are similar to the average property prices across Suffolk and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Beccles, prices have decreased a little slower than the annual average price decrease seen across the Suffolk region.
Property data is based on Suffolk level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Beccles, or click here to browse the longer list of Beccles property transactions from 2023.
Beccles has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Sir John Leman High School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Ravensmere Infant School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Set Beccles School | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | No |
Beccles Primary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
St Benet's Catholic Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
The Albert Pye Community Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Ravensmere Infant School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (7/8/2010) | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles | |
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/6/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles | |
Set Beccles School Save school | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | 2: Good (5/22/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles | |
St Benet's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (7/6/2022) | 29 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles |
The Albert Pye Community Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/6/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles | |
Beccles Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/19/2022) | 20 submissions 90.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles |
Sir John Leman High School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/13/2016) | 174 submissions 79.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Beccles |
School | Type |
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Ravensmere Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (7/8/2010) |
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/6/2018) |
Set Beccles School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (5/22/2014) |
St Benet's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/6/2022) 29 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
The Albert Pye Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/6/2013) |
Beccles Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/19/2022) 20 submissions 90.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Sir John Leman High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (10/13/2016) 174 submissions 79.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Beccles | Commute options |
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Beccles A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Greater Anglia - £828 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 172 mins - Greater Anglia - £828 monthly fare) View details |
Brampton (Suffolk) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Greater Anglia - £828 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Greater Anglia - £828 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 174 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Somerleyton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -16% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 128 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 160 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Haddiscoe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 156 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Reedham (Norfolk) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 157 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Waveney consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 8.0% | 478 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 16.3% | |
Routine occupations | 15.9% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 8.4% | 235 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Suffolk is average (50mbps). Beccles is slower than this, with average download speeds of 42.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Beccles level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.5% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Suffolk level:
Type | Suffolk | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 69 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 7 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Beccles.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | North Sea | The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey, including the Blyth and Alde and Ore estuaries |
East Anglia | River Waveney | The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton |
East Anglia | Waveney | The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water including Beccles Quay, Oulton Broad, Somerleyton, St Olaves, Haddiscoe and Belton |
East Anglia | River Waveney | Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Beccles, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 8.0% residents in higher managerial positions 8.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Sudbury, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
East Bergholt, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Hadleigh, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Framlingham, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Southwold, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Aldeburgh, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Thorpeness, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Walberswick, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Woodbridge, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Coddenham, Suffolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £275,929 Detached: £455,523 | 39 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Beccles, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Sudbury, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 |
East Bergholt, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Hadleigh, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Framlingham, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 |
Southwold, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Aldeburgh, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Thorpeness, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: Secondary: |
Walberswick, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Woodbridge, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Coddenham, Suffolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £275,929 Detached: £455,523 | 39 | Primary: Secondary: |
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