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Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/stowmarket/gainsborough-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP14 1LJ, IP14 1LL, IP14 1LH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£189,167
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£209,088
30 sales
Price range
£123k – £318k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
IP14 1LJ

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At a glance

House prices£189k average39% below the Stowmarket average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkStowmarket station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband60% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 34 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

30 property sales on Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £189,167. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £196,675. Average sale prices fell from £191,167 in 2017 to £189,167 in 2026 (-1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 39% below the Stowmarket average of £310,529 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% terraced, 33% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Road range from £122,500 to £317,500. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 125 streets in Stowmarket with at least two sales in the last year, Gainsborough Road ranks 110th for average price.

House prices on Gainsborough Road compared

Gainsborough Road£189,167
IP14 postcode area£310,529
Stowmarket£310,529
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all IP14 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £191,167 (3 sales)2017£191k2018: £235,288 (4 sales)2018£235k2019: £187,667 (3 sales)2019£188k2021: £206,250 (4 sales)2021£206k2022: £213,750 (4 sales)2022£214k2023: £212,500 (4 sales)2023£213k2025: £219,500 (5 sales)2025£220k2026: £189,167 (3 sales)2026£189k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced18£196,67527 Jul 2026
Semi-detached10£229,25018 Jul 2025
Detached1£317,5005 Oct 2018
Flat1£122,50031 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Gainsborough Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
126, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 31 Jul 2026£122,500 FlatLeasehold
76, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 27 Jul 2026£200,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 27 Feb 2026£245,000 TerracedFreehold
151, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LL 8 Aug 2025£215,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 1 Aug 2025£217,500 TerracedFreehold
40, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LH 18 Jul 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 5 Jun 2025£185,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LH 20 Feb 2025£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 15 Dec 2023£200,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 12 Oct 2023£230,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 1 Sep 2023£200,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 16 May 2023£220,000 TerracedFreehold
153, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LL 6 Oct 2022£210,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 3 Oct 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 2 Sep 2022£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 20 Jul 2022£205,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LG 27 Sep 2021£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LH 6 Aug 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 6 Aug 2021£170,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 12 Apr 2021£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 26 Mar 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LH 22 Nov 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
151, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LL 24 Oct 2019£173,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 14 Feb 2019£160,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 29 Oct 2018£167,650 TerracedFreehold
20, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LG 5 Oct 2018£317,500 DetachedFreehold
109, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LL 3 Sep 2018£177,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LG 28 Mar 2018£241,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LH 2 Mar 2018£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 21 Jul 2017£178,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LH 19 May 2017£218,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
135, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LL 16 Jan 2017£177,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LJ 22 Dec 2016£160,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Gainsborough Road IP14 1LL 28 Apr 2016£160,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
62, Gainsborough Road £170,000 (Aug 2021) → £245,000 (Feb 2026) +44%
over 5 yrs
151, Gainsborough Road £173,000 (Oct 2019) → £215,000 (Aug 2025) +24%
over 6 yrs
94, Gainsborough Road £185,000 (Mar 2021) → £217,500 (Aug 2025) +18%
over 4 yrs
96, Gainsborough Road £160,000 (Feb 2019) → £200,000 (Dec 2023) +25%
over 5 yrs
70, Gainsborough Road £180,000 (Oct 2022) → £230,000 (Oct 2023) +28%
over 1 yr
80, Gainsborough Road £167,650 (Oct 2018) → £205,000 (Jul 2022) +22%
over 4 yrs
28, Gainsborough Road £215,000 (Mar 2018) → £235,000 (Aug 2021) +9%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Gainsborough Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chilton Community Primary School 133 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Wood Ley Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Stowmarket High School 901 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Pushforward Secondary School Other independent special school 14–16 Report 0.4 mi
OA - Suffolk 2 pupils Academy alternative provision sponsor led 7–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Grace Cook Primary School 203 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School 366 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Cedars Park Community Primary School 389 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.3 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

  • Stowmarket station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Needham Market station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
  • Elmswell station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kings Mead Road (opp, St Edmunds Road) 1 min walk
  • Kingsmead Road (adj, St Edmunds Road) 1 min walk
  • St Edmunds Road (o/s 41, St Edmunds Road) 2 min walk
  • Lydgate Road (opp, Silverdale Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stowhealth
    Violet Hill House, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket · 0.3 mi
  • Combs Ford Surgery
    Combs Lane, Stowmarket · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Cedars Park Stowmarket · 0.4 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Chilton Leys · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Stowmarket Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bury Road · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Violet Hill Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Wedgwood House Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Denise E Taylor Dentist · 0.6 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.2%62.5%
Private rented13.9%20.3%
Social rented37.6%17.1%
Households704

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.8%64.1%
Aged 65+26.2%18.6%
Residents1,488

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)99%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)60%80%
Gigabit-capable60%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks60%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks94%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks61%92%

Share of homes across Mid 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.

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Who lives around Gainsborough Road

Ethnic group

HereMid Suffolk
White95.4%96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%0.5%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%

Religion

HereMid Suffolk
No religion47.1%43.5%
Christian45.5%49.3%
Not answered5.8%5.9%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Muslim0.3%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereMid Suffolk
Born in the UK94%94.4%
Born outside the UK6%5.6%

Highest qualification

HereMid Suffolk
No qualifications25.7%17.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above22%30%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%10.6%
Apprenticeship5.4%6.2%
Other qualifications4.2%2.6%

General health

HereMid Suffolk
Very good health39.5%46.9%
Good health35.3%36%
Fair health18.2%12.9%
Bad health5.2%3.4%
Very bad health1.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereMid Suffolk
1 car or van in household42.5%36.6%
No cars or vans in household30%9.8%
2 cars or vans in household22.4%36.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%17.6%

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 Mid Suffolk.

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