Property market | £288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Southend (56.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 50.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 244 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 427 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Suffolk Coastal level) | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Suffolk) | |
Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (124 mins) - London Liverpool Street (133 mins) - Cambridge (146 mins) | |
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£288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Southend (56.2 miles) | |
50.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 244 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 427 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Suffolk Coastal level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Suffolk) | |
- Stratford (London) (124 mins) - London Liverpool Street (133 mins) - Cambridge (146 mins) | |
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Saxmundham has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Tesco Saxmundham Superstore, Waitrose Saxmundham. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Queens Head Inn, Railway Tavern, The Poachers Pocket. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: At The Crossroads, Pizzeria Locale, Prince Of Bengal, The Edge, Truffles Et Al. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Costa, Jinny's Cafe, Pear Tree Cafe, The SMILE Cafe. Saxmundham has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Saxmundham 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 Saxmundham 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 Saxmundham, 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 Saxmundham, or click here to browse the longer list of Saxmundham property transactions from 2023.
Saxmundham has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Set Saxmundham School (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Seaman Avenue, Saxmundham. 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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Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/17/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Saxmundham | |
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/20/2013) | 58 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Saxmundham |
Saxmundham Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (7/3/2014) | 28 submissions 90.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Saxmundham |
Set Saxmundham School Save school | Secondary school Free schools - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (1/27/2022) | 47 submissions 72.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Saxmundham |
School | Type |
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Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/17/2013) |
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/20/2013) 58 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Saxmundham Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/3/2014) 28 submissions 90.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Set Saxmundham School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (1/27/2022) 47 submissions 72.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Saxmundham | Commute options |
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Saxmundham A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Greater Anglia - £778 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 133 mins - Greater Anglia - £778 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Darsham A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 133 mins - Greater Anglia - £790 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 142 mins - Greater Anglia - £790 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 155 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Wickham Market A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Greater Anglia - £763 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Greater Anglia - £763 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 132 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Suffolk Coastal 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 | 12.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 13.5% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 12.3% | 244 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.8% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.9% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.6% | |
Routine occupations | 11.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.2% | 427 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 3.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Suffolk is average (50mbps). Saxmundham is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 50.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Suffolk Coastal level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 50.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.1% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.0% |
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 Saxmundham.
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 | Thorpeness Hundred, Ore | The Thorpeness Hundred River from Saxmundham to Aldringham, and the River Ore from Framlingham to Blaxhall |
East Anglia | North Sea | The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey, including the Blyth and Alde and Ore estuaries |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Saxmundham, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Local Waitrose 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 |
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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Saxmundham, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 3Secondary: 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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