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Bury St Edmunds Central: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Bury St Edmunds Central neighbourhood of West Suffolk, England (ONS area West Suffolk 011). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes IP32, IP33. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IP33 1DY.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Bury St Edmunds Central is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against West Suffolk (4 of 22 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £326,250 and flats for £190,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across West Suffolk (2.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Bury St Edmunds, is about an 11-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
£326,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£190,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.14; 4 of 22 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 6 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 2 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.7 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
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Bury St Edmunds Central sits in West Suffolk
- Typical house price: 6th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 8 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 10th lowest 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 Bury St Edmunds Central
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 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Suffolk, 0 the other way and 18 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
- Single-person households under 65
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bury St Edmunds Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (830 m in a straight line). About 3.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Ipswich (28 to 34 min) and Cambridge (about 42 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 Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school King Edward VI CEVC School 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 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 Bury St Edmunds Central
What is the typical house price in Bury St Edmunds Central?
£326,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
How does Bury St Edmunds Central compare with the rest of West Suffolk?
Typical house price: 6th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk. Typical flat price: the highest of the 8 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 10th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk.
Is Bury St Edmunds Central an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Bury St Edmunds Central gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.14; 4 of 22 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Bury St Edmunds Central?
Bury St Edmunds. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (830 m in a straight line). About 3.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Ipswich (28 to 34 min) and Cambridge (about 42 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Bury St Edmunds Central?
Nearest state primary school. Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School. 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025). Nearest state secondary school. King Edward VI CEVC School. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 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.