Property market | £288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Southend (66.8 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) (133 mins) - London Liverpool Street (142 mins) - Cambridge (155 mins) | |
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£288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Southend (66.8 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) (133 mins) - London Liverpool Street (142 mins) - Cambridge (155 mins) | |
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Southwold has one main store nearby, Tesco Southwold Queen Street Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Lord Nelson Southwold, Red Lion Southwold, Sole Bay Inn, The Bell Inn, The William Godell Pavilion. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Store, Boardwalk Restaurant, Clockhouse Brasserie, Coasters, Duchies, Easton, Enzos Pizzeria, Everyday's Sundae, Sutherland Ho... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Beach Cafe, Le Roc At The Harbour Cafe, Suzie's Cafe.
The property market in Southwold 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 Southwold 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 Southwold, 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 Southwold, or click here to browse the longer list of Southwold property transactions from 2023.
Southwold has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Saint Felix School (Independent school) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in Halesworth Road, Southwold. 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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Reydon Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (2/23/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Southwold | |
Southwold Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (2/28/2022) | 16 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Southwold |
Saint Felix School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Southwold |
School | Type |
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Reydon Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/23/2018) |
Southwold Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (2/28/2022) 16 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Saint Felix School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary |
Station | Distance from Southwold | Commute options |
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Halesworth A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Greater Anglia - £828 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 154 mins - Greater Anglia - £828 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 167 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Brampton (Suffolk) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 9 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 |
Darsham A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 9 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 |
Oulton Broad South A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Beccles A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- 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 |
Lowestoft A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 13 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 |
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). Southwold 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 Southwold.
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 | River Blyth, North Sea | The Suffolk coast at Southwold, including Reydon Marshes |
East Anglia | North Sea | The Suffolk coast at Southwold, including Reydon Marshes |
East Anglia | North Sea, Dunwich River, River Blyth | The Suffolk coast at Walberswick, Dunwich and surrounding marshes |
East Anglia | North Sea | The Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey, including the Blyth and Alde and Ore estuaries |
East Anglia | Blyth, Walpole, Chediston, Wrentham | The Rivers Blyth and Walpole and Chediston, Bramfield and Wrentham watercourses |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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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 |
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 |
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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Southwold, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market 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 |
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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