Property market | £320,503 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Southend (36.1 miles) | |
Broadband | 46.0mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.7% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.3% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 214 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 489 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Suffolk level) | |
Community | Median age is 48.8 | Population of 120 | Happiness is Above Average for Suffolk, High for UK | |
Crime | 2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Babergh) | |
Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (66 mins) - London Liverpool Street (75 mins) - Cambridge (88 mins) | |
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£320,503 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Southend (36.1 miles) | |
46.0mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 48.8 | 120 | Happiness is Above Average for Suffolk, High for UK | |
Ranked 214 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 489 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Suffolk level) | |
2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Babergh) | |
- Stratford (London) (66 mins) - London Liverpool Street (75 mins) - Cambridge (88 mins) | |
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Freston has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Freston has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £510,974, which is down -2.2% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £320,503 (down -3.4% on last year) , a terraced house £250,016 (down -4.0% on last year) and a flat £137,577. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £707 per month. Property prices in Freston are a little higher than 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 Freston, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Suffolk region.
Property data is based on Babergh 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 Freston, or click here to browse the longer list of Freston property transactions from 2023.
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Freston has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including The Willows Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. 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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The Willows Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Holbrook Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Royal Hospital School | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | No |
Ipswich Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Holbrook Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Morland Church of England Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Sir Bobby Robson School | Primary & Secondary Free schools special - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (2/16/2022) | 29 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich |
Morland Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (9/15/2022) | 28 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich |
Ipswich Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (3/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich | |
Holbrook Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/22/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich | |
Holbrook Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/22/2017) | 33 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich |
The Willows Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (1/30/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich | |
Sir Bobby Robson School Save school | Primary & Secondary Free schools special - Mixed | NULL (NULL) | Ofsted Report Link | Ipswich | |
Royal Hospital School Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | Ipswich |
School | Type |
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Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/16/2022) 29 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Morland Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/15/2022) 28 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Ipswich Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (3/6/2019) |
Holbrook Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (10/22/2015) |
Holbrook Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/22/2017) 33 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
The Willows Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (1/30/2020) |
Sir Bobby Robson School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - NULL (NULL) |
Royal Hospital School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school |
Station | Distance from Freston | Commute options |
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Derby Road (Ipswich) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Greater Anglia - £678 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 105 mins - Greater Anglia - £678 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Ipswich A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (76 mins - Greater Anglia - £631 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (85 mins - Greater Anglia - £666 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 88 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 94 mins - London Overground - £666 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 156 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £666 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 168 mins - Thameslink - £666 monthly fare) View details |
Wrabness A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 78 mins - Greater Anglia - £555 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 87 mins - Greater Anglia - £590 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 150 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Mistley A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Greater Anglia - £555 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Greater Anglia - £590 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 136 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Westerfield A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 88 mins - Greater Anglia - £678 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Greater Anglia - £678 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Babergh) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Babergh residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.7% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Asian | 0.9% | 9.3% |
Black | 0.5% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the South Suffolk 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 | 12.2% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 14.0% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.4% | 214 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.9% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.6% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.8% | |
Routine occupations | 11.0% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.6% | 489 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.5% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Suffolk is average (50mbps). Freston is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 46.0mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the South Suffolk level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 46.0 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.5% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.8% |
Crime stats were found at the Babergh level:
Type | Babergh | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 51 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 2 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 6 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 22 | 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 Freston.
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, River Orwell, River Deben | The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton, including Ipswich, and the Orwell and Stour estuaries |
East Anglia | River Orwell | The tidal River Orwell estuary from Felixstowe, including Trimley Marshes, Pin Mill, Nacton Shore, The Strand under the Orwell Bridge, the Western Quays, and Ipswich Tidal Barrier |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Freston, 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 |
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 |
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 |
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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Freston, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
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 |
Beccles, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | 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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