Wickham Market & Melton
East Suffolk · East of England · population 7,728 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,294 of 6,856 in England
- #305 of 746 in East of England
- #7 of 30 in East Suffolk
- Less deprived (top 40%)
In summary
Wickham Market & Melton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,294 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 30 in East Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (84) but weak on Housing & access (17). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 157 sales), 24% above the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £360,000 | 157 | +5.1% | +8.1% |
| Detached | £551,000 | 74 | +11.9% | +20.4% |
| Semi-detached | £328,000 | 35 | +16.1% | +18.8% |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 31 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| Flat | £165,000 | 17 | -15.4% | -5.2% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,504 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in East Suffolk
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Long Buckby West & WeedonWest Northamptonshire66£310,000
- AylshamBroadland66£302,000
- Yate WestSouth Gloucestershire66£300,000
- Raynes ParkMerton66£495,000
- Chieveley, East Isley & ComptonWest Berkshire66£570,000
- Kenton WestHarrow66£618,500