What can you afford in West Suffolk?
2,156 homes changed hands in West Suffolk over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £288,000 or less, a quarter for under £230,000, and three quarters for under £382,975. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £57,600 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £58,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 7.3× the local median full-time salary of £39,628 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · West Suffolk
£288,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £230,000
- Three quarters under
- £382,975
- Sales
- 2,156
- HPI average
- £297,440
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 2,156 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 3.8% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 9.2% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 35% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 73.5% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 88.2% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £170,000 · 184 | ≈£34,000 |
| Terraced house | £240,000 · 631 | ≈£48,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £280,000 · 583 | ≈£56,000 |
| Detached house | £395,000 · 758 | ≈£79,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts West Suffolk average prices up 2.3% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- West Devon
- West Lancashire
- West Lindsey
- West Northamptonshire
- West Oxfordshire
- Westmorland and Furness
- Wigan
- Wiltshire
- Winchester
- Windsor and Maidenhead
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.