Neighbourhood · West Suffolk
Mildenhall: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Mildenhall neighbourhood of West Suffolk, England (ONS area West Suffolk 004). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes IP28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IP28 7PA.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Mildenhall is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against West Suffolk (2 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £245,000 and flats for £135,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across West Suffolk (1.3 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Kennett, is 7.9 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
£245,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£135,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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; 2 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 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 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£50,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 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 Mildenhall sits in West Suffolk
- Typical house price: joint 4th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk
- Typical flat price: the lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 5th 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 Mildenhall
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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Suffolk, 2 the other way and 15 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
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Kennett Railway station, 7.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Cambridge (about 32 min) and Ipswich (about 47 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 St Mary's Church of England Academy 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Mildenhall College Academy 1,000 m 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 Mildenhall
What is the typical house price in Mildenhall?
£245,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Mildenhall compare with the rest of West Suffolk?
Typical house price: joint 4th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in West Suffolk.
Is Mildenhall an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Mildenhall gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Mildenhall?
Kennett. Railway station, 7.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Cambridge (about 32 min) and Ipswich (about 47 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Mildenhall?
Nearest state primary school. St Mary's Church of England Academy. 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Mildenhall College Academy. 1,000 m 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.