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Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham neighbourhood of West Suffolk, England (ONS area West Suffolk 016). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes IP28, IP29, IP30, IP31, IP32. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IP32 7FS.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against West Suffolk

Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against West Suffolk (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 4 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £370,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). The nearest railway station, Bury St Edmunds, is 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 0.8 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.8 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

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

Typical house price

£370,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +3% 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 -0.09; 5 of 20 signals up, 4 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 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£59,000

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

A busy centre, with about 2.8 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (22,990 jobs in 2024 against 8,230 residents at the 2021 census). 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 Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham sits in West Suffolk

  • Typical house price: 3rd highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk
  • Average household income: 6th 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 Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham

House prices: Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham against West Suffolk: This neighbourhood £82k (1995) to £368k (2026); West Suffolk £53k (1995) to £284k (2026).£101k£378k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£368kWest 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

5 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Suffolk, 4 the other way and 11 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

  • Residents aged 25 to 29
  • Plug-in car growth
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • New-build activity
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Air quality
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Bury St Edmunds Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Abbots Green Primary Academy 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Sybil Andrews Academy 730 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).

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 Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham

What is the typical house price in Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham?

£370,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +3% against 2017-2019.

How does Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham compare with the rest of West Suffolk?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk. Average household income: 6th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk.

Is Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham an affluent area?

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

Is Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 5 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham?

Bury St Edmunds. Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham?

Nearest state primary school. Abbots Green Primary Academy. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Sybil Andrews Academy. 730 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).

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.