Houghton Way, Bury St Edmunds

MyStreetCheck free street report: Houghton Way, Bury St Edmunds · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds-suffolk/houghton-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP33 3FW, IP33 3GE, IP33 3FY.

Average price (last 12 months)

£475,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2021)

£287,268

99 sales

Price range

£189k – £495k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Aug 2026

IP33 3FW

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At a glance

House prices£287k averageSince 2021 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkBury St Edmunds station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold70% leaseholdAcross 141 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

99 property sales on Houghton Way, Bury St Edmunds have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £475,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £232,287. 17 homes here have sold more than once since 2021; 16 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% flat, 26% semi-detached, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Houghton Way range from £189,000 to £495,000. 30% of homes sold here were freehold and 70% leasehold.

House prices on Houghton Way compared

IP33 postcode area£332,550

Bury St Edmunds£343,113

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Houghton Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all IP33 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 30% freehold and 70% leasehold across 141 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	61	£232,287	20 Aug 2025
Semi-detached	26	£378,654	24 Aug 2026
Terraced	7	£350,000	23 May 2025
Detached	5	£395,000	28 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Houghton Way

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Houghton Way IP33 3FW	24 Aug 2026	£475,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 3, 26, Houghton Way IP33 3GE	1 Jun 2026	£248,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 25, 26, Houghton Way IP33 3GE	27 Mar 2026	£256,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, 26, Houghton Way IP33 3GE	23 Mar 2026	£248,000	Flat	Leasehold
51, Houghton Way IP33 3FW	20 Oct 2025	£495,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 17, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	20 Aug 2025	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, Houghton Way IP33 3FW	11 Jul 2025	£390,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, Houghton Way IP33 3FW	23 May 2025	£385,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 12, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	2 May 2025	£202,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 23, 26, Houghton Way IP33 3GE	6 Feb 2025	£285,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 7, 20, Houghton Way IP33 3FY	7 Oct 2024	£285,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 26, Houghton Way IP33 3GE	27 Aug 2024	£287,500	Flat	Leasehold
55, Houghton Way IP33 3FW	11 Jul 2024	£430,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 18, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	22 Mar 2024	£209,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 11, 26, Houghton Way IP33 3GE	12 May 2023	£261,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Jan 2023	£197,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	29 Dec 2022	£195,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 9, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	21 Dec 2022	£247,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 10, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	21 Dec 2022	£248,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 17, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£201,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£200,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£248,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 3, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£195,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£247,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 16, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£250,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 20, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£204,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 19, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£253,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 14, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£202,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£199,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 11, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£199,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 13, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£250,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£245,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 18, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£201,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 5, 24, Houghton Way IP33 3GD	19 Dec 2022	£196,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, 18, Houghton Way IP33 3FX	9 Dec 2022	£2,554,671	Other	Freehold
Flat 4, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	9 Dec 2022	£237,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 10, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	9 Dec 2022	£240,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 16, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	9 Dec 2022	£242,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	6 Dec 2022	£235,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 17, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£197,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£198,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 14, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£202,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 18, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£212,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 15, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£247,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 21, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£250,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£245,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 3, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£195,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 20, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£204,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 13, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£248,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, 22, Houghton Way IP33 3FZ	28 Nov 2022	£193,000	Flat New build	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
4, Houghton Way	£375,000 (Jul 2021) → £475,000 (Aug 2026)	+27% over 5 yrs
Flat 3, 26, Houghton Way	£247,500 (Jul 2022) → £248,000 (Jun 2026)	+0% over 4 yrs
Flat 25, 26, Houghton Way	£255,000 (Sep 2022) → £256,500 (Mar 2026)	+1% over 4 yrs
Flat 6, 26, Houghton Way	£239,000 (Oct 2022) → £248,000 (Mar 2026)	+4% over 3 yrs
51, Houghton Way	£382,500 (Jan 2022) → £495,000 (Oct 2025)	+29% over 4 yrs
Flat 17, 24, Houghton Way	£201,500 (Dec 2022) → £210,000 (Aug 2025)	+4% over 3 yrs
3, Houghton Way	£335,000 (May 2021) → £390,000 (Jul 2025)	+16% over 4 yrs
23, Houghton Way	£352,500 (Sep 2021) → £385,000 (May 2025)	+9% over 4 yrs
Flat 12, 22, Houghton Way	£198,000 (Nov 2022) → £202,500 (May 2025)	+2% over 2 yrs
Flat 23, 26, Houghton Way	£245,000 (Sep 2022) → £285,000 (Feb 2025)	+16% over 2 yrs
Flat 7, 20, Houghton Way	£247,500 (Mar 2022) → £285,000 (Oct 2024)	+15% over 3 yrs
Flat 2, 26, Houghton Way	£244,000 (Jul 2022) → £287,500 (Aug 2024)	+18% over 2 yrs
55, Houghton Way	£377,500 (Jul 2022) → £430,000 (Jul 2024)	+14% over 2 yrs
Flat 18, 24, Houghton Way	£201,500 (Dec 2022) → £209,000 (Mar 2024)	+4% over 1 yr
Flat 11, 26, Houghton Way	£237,500 (Sep 2022) → £261,500 (May 2023)	+10% over under a year
Flat 1, 18, Houghton Way	£680,114 (Aug 2021) → £2,554,671 (Dec 2022)	+276% over 1 yr
45, Houghton Way	£392,500 (Mar 2022) → £450,000 (Jul 2022)	+15% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Houghton Way

Crime

160 crimes were reported within about a mile of Houghton Way in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	65
Shoplifting	22
Public order	15
Criminal damage & arson	14
Other theft	11
Anti-social behaviour	10

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Houghton Way is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Groundwater flooding in Bury St Edmunds Flood alert area
River Lark at Sicklesmere and Bury St Edmunds Flood warning area
River Lark in Suffolk Flood alert area
Little Ouse River and River Thet in Suffolk and Norfolk Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Houghton Way

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
King Edward VI CEVC School 1,189 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–16	Report	0.2 mi
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy 168 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Bury St Edmunds County High School 657 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.5 mi
Abbeygate Sixth Form College 1,163 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.5 mi
St Benedict's Catholic School 968 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.6 mi
Tollgate Primary School 437 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School 328 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Bury St Edmunds station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
Thurston station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

King Edward VI School (o/s, Spring Lane) 3 min walk
Tayfen Terrace (adj, Tayfen Road) 4 min walk
Tayfen Terrace (opp, Tayfen Road) 5 min walk
Railway Station (opp, Station Hill) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Victoria Surgery
Victoria Street, Bury St. Edmunds · 0.4 mi
Swan Surgery
Northgate Business Park, Bury St. Edmunds · 0.4 mi
The Guildhall And Barrow Surgery
Lower Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds · 0.5 mi
Angel Hill Surgery
1 Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

Cook Cook Bury St Edmunds · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco St Edmunds Cornhill Express · 0.3 mi
Tesco Tesco Bury St Edmunds Superstore · 0.4 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Risbygate Daily · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Victoria Street Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Mydentist · 0.3 mi
Alvington House Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
Sycamore House Dental Practice · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.6%	62.5%
Private rented	30.4%	20.3%
Social rented	23.0%	17.1%
Households	605

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,149

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	80%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	98%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	85%	92%

Share of homes across West Suffolk with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Houghton Way

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Who lives around Houghton Way

Ethnic group

	Here	West Suffolk
White	91.6%	91.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.1%	2.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.9%	2.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.8%	1.6%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	1.3%

Religion

	Here	West Suffolk
No religion	48.5%	42.5%
Christian	41%	48.5%
Not answered	7.3%	6.4%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.9%	0.5%
Hindu	0.8%	0.4%
Muslim	0.6%	1%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	West Suffolk
Born in the UK	82.2%	83%
Born outside the UK	17.8%	17%

Highest qualification

	Here	West Suffolk
Level 4 qualifications and above	36.7%	28.6%
No qualifications	19.1%	20.9%
Level 3 qualifications	12.5%	16.1%
Level 2 qualifications	11.4%	14%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	10.8%
Apprenticeship	6.4%	6.3%
Other qualifications	4%	3.3%

General health

	Here	West Suffolk
Very good health	46.5%	47.7%
Good health	37.1%	35.4%
Fair health	12.4%	12.5%
Bad health	3.1%	3.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	West Suffolk
1 car or van in household	48.3%	41.6%
No cars or vans in household	26.8%	14.8%
2 cars or vans in household	21%	31.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4%	11.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Suffolk.

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