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Saxmundham & Coldfair Green: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Saxmundham & Coldfair Green neighbourhood of East Suffolk, England (ONS area East Suffolk 018). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes IP16, IP17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IP17 1XE.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Saxmundham & Coldfair Green is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against East Suffolk (2 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £320,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across East Suffolk (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Saxmundham, is about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£320,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Saxmundham & Coldfair Green sits in East Suffolk

  • Typical house price: joint 12th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk
  • Average household income: 14th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Saxmundham & Coldfair Green

House prices: Saxmundham & Coldfair Green against East Suffolk: This neighbourhood £51k (1995) to £322k (2026); East Suffolk £50k (1995) to £290k (2026).£87k£307k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£322kEast Suffolk£290k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across East Suffolk, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Suffolk, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Saxmundham Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Ipswich (about 40 min) and Lowestoft (about 49 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Saxmundham & Coldfair Green

What is the typical house price in Saxmundham & Coldfair Green?

£320,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Saxmundham & Coldfair Green compare with the rest of East Suffolk?

Typical house price: joint 12th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk. Average household income: 14th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk.

Is Saxmundham & Coldfair Green an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Saxmundham & Coldfair Green gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Saxmundham & Coldfair Green?

Saxmundham. Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Ipswich (about 40 min) and Lowestoft (about 49 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Saxmundham & Coldfair Green?

Nearest state primary school. Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.