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Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills neighbourhood of West Suffolk, England (ONS area West Suffolk 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CB7, IP24, IP27, IP28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IP28 3AD.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against West Suffolk (4 of 17 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £285,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across West Suffolk (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Shippea Hill, is 9.1 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

£285,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% 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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.25; 4 of 17 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£58,200

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 Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills sits in West Suffolk

  • Typical house price: joint 10th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk
  • Average household income: 9th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West 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 Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills

House prices: Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills against West Suffolk: This neighbourhood £55k (1995) to £273k (2026); West Suffolk £53k (1995) to £284k (2026).£86k£278k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£273kWest Suffolk£284k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across West 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

4 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Suffolk, 0 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

  • Resale prices
  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality
  • Solar and heat pumps

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Shippea Hill Railway station, 9.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Norwich (about 60 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 Beck Row Primary Academy 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Mildenhall College Academy 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).

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 Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills

What is the typical house price in Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills?

£285,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills compare with the rest of West Suffolk?

Typical house price: joint 10th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk. Average household income: 9th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk.

Is Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills an affluent area?

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

Is Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.25; 4 of 17 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills?

Shippea Hill. Railway station, 9.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Norwich (about 60 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills?

Nearest state primary school. Beck Row Primary Academy. 900 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Mildenhall College Academy. 3.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).

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.