Property market | £288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (73.7 miles) | |
Broadband | 47.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 478 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 235 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Waveney level) | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Suffolk) | |
Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (124 mins) - Stratford (London) (156 mins) - London Liverpool Street (165 mins) | |
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£288,448 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (73.7 miles) | |
47.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 478 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 235 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Waveney level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Suffolk) | |
- Cambridge (124 mins) - Stratford (London) (156 mins) - London Liverpool Street (165 mins) | |
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The property market in Blundeston has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £465,556, which is down -0.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £288,448 (down -0.8% on last year) , a terraced house £234,579 (down -1.7% on last year) and a flat £151,984. Property prices in Blundeston are similar to the average property prices across Suffolk and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Blundeston, prices have decreased a little slower than the annual average price decrease seen across the Suffolk region.
Property data is based on Suffolk level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Blundeston, or click here to browse the longer list of Blundeston property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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46, The Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5AQ | Detached - Sold for £453,000 on 03/22/2023 |
6, Pickwick Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5BX | Detached - Sold for £450,000 on 05/05/2023 |
5, Orchard Close, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5AD | Detached - Sold for £343,000 on 07/14/2023 |
13, Meadowlands, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5AS | Detached - Sold for £298,000 on 08/29/2023 |
12, Pickwick Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5BX | Semi-Detached - Sold for £260,000 on 01/20/2023 |
8, Lakeside Rise, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5BE | Semi-Detached - Sold for £230,000 on 05/05/2023 |
BARKIS, Market Lane, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5AN | Semi-Detached - Sold for £223,000 on 06/02/2023 |
9, Lakeside Rise, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5BE | Terraced - Sold for £215,000 on 05/30/2023 |
10, Lakeside Rise, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5BE | Terraced - Sold for £206,000 on 01/20/2023 |
32, Lakeside Rise, Lowestoft, Suffolk , NR32 5BE | Terraced - Sold for £170,000 on 07/21/2023 |
Blundeston has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Blyford Road, Lowestoft. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/11/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Lowestoft | |
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/9/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Lowestoft | |
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (1/12/2017) | 52 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Great Yarmouth |
School | Type |
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Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/11/2016) |
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (5/9/2019) |
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/12/2017) 52 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Blundeston | Commute options |
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Somerleyton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -16% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 128 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 160 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Lowestoft A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 139 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 171 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Oulton Broad North A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -5% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 167 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Oulton Broad South A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
Haddiscoe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Cambridge (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 156 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Greater Anglia - £833 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Waveney consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 8.0% | 478 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 16.3% | |
Routine occupations | 15.9% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 8.4% | 235 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Suffolk is average (50mbps). Blundeston is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 47.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Waveney level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 47.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 95.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Suffolk level:
Type | Suffolk | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 69 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 7 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Blundeston.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | River Yare | Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham |
East Anglia | River Yare | The tidal River Yare, from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water including Brundall, Cantley, Reedham and Burgh Castle |
East Anglia | River Waveney | The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham Marshes to Belton |
East Anglia | Waveney | The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water including Beccles Quay, Oulton Broad, Somerleyton, St Olaves, Haddiscoe and Belton |
East Anglia | River Waveney | Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Blundeston, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 8.0% residents in higher managerial positions 8.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Sudbury, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
East Bergholt, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Hadleigh, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 13.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Framlingham, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Southwold, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Aldeburgh, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Thorpeness, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Walberswick, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Woodbridge, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Beccles, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 8.0% residents in higher managerial positions 8.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Coddenham, Suffolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £275,929 Detached: £455,523 | 39 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Blundeston, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Sudbury, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 |
East Bergholt, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Hadleigh, Suffolk Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £320,503 Detached: £510,974 | 51 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Framlingham, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 |
Southwold, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Aldeburgh, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Thorpeness, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: Secondary: |
Walberswick, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Woodbridge, Suffolk Affordability: Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Beccles, Suffolk Affordability: Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £288,448 Detached: £465,556 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Coddenham, Suffolk Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £275,929 Detached: £455,523 | 39 | Primary: Secondary: |
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