Neighbourhood · East Suffolk
Wickham Market & Melton: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Wickham Market & Melton neighbourhood of East Suffolk, England (ONS area East Suffolk 020). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes IP12, IP13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IP13 6EP.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against East Suffolk
Wickham Market & Melton is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against East Suffolk (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £370,750 and flats for £180,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across East Suffolk (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Melton (Suffolk), is 2.2 km 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
£370,750
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£180,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£58,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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 Wickham Market & Melton sits in East Suffolk
- Typical house price: 7th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 9 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest 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 Wickham Market & Melton
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
2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Suffolk, 3 the other way and 13 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
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Melton (Suffolk) Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Ipswich (about 24 min) and Lowestoft (about 66 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 Melton Primary School 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jan 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school Farlingaye High School 3.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).
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 Wickham Market & Melton
What is the typical house price in Wickham Market & Melton?
£370,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
How does Wickham Market & Melton compare with the rest of East Suffolk?
Typical house price: 7th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 9 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in East Suffolk.
Is Wickham Market & Melton an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Wickham Market & Melton gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Wickham Market & Melton?
Melton (Suffolk). Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Ipswich (about 24 min) and Lowestoft (about 66 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Wickham Market & Melton?
Nearest state primary school. Melton Primary School. 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jan 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Farlingaye High School. 3.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).
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.