Property market | £288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (71.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 47.6mbps 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 (135 mins) - Stratford (London) (167 mins) - London Liverpool Street (176 mins) | |
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£288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (71.9 miles) | |
47.6mbps 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 (135 mins) - Stratford (London) (167 mins) - London Liverpool Street (176 mins) | |
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Kessingland has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Aldi Gateway Retail Park, Morrisons Pakefield Lowestoft. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Africa Alive, Greggs Plc, Kessingland Beach Holiday Park, Livingstones Freehouse, Pizza Hut Restaurant, Subway, The Hollies, The Waterfront. Kessingland has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Kessingland 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 Kessingland 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 Kessingland, 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 Kessingland, or click here to browse the longer list of Kessingland property transactions from 2023.
Kessingland has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Carlton Colville 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.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Carlton Colville Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/29/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Lowestoft | |
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (12/11/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Lowestoft | |
Pakefield Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/22/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Lowestoft | |
Pakefield High School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (4/26/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Lowestoft | |
The Everitt Academy Save school | Primary & Secondary Free schools special - Mixed | Lowestoft |
School | Type |
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Carlton Colville Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/29/2011) |
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/11/2019) |
Pakefield Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/22/2021) |
Pakefield High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (4/26/2018) |
The Everitt Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary |
Station | Distance from Kessingland | Commute options |
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Oulton Broad South A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Lowestoft A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 139 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 171 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Oulton Broad North A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -5% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 167 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Somerleyton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -16% from the previous year. | 8 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 |
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). Kessingland is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 47.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Waveney level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 47.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 95.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
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 Kessingland.
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 | North Sea | Kessingland Beach to Potters Bridge and Easton Broad, including Benacre Broad and Covehithe Broad |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Kessingland, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 4Secondary: 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 |
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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Kessingland, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 4Secondary: 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 |
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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