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Melford Road, Stowmarket

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for IP14 2PT, IP14 2PR, IP14 2PP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£221,125
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£204,478
34 sales
Price range
£76k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Aug 2026
IP14 2PR

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At a glance

House prices£221k average29% below the Stowmarket average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkStowmarket station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband21% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 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

34 property sales on Melford Road, Stowmarket have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £221,125. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £193,344. Average sale prices rose from £176,000 in 2016 to £221,500 in 2026 (+26%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 29% below the Stowmarket average of £310,529 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% semi-detached, 26% detached, 26% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Melford Road range from £76,255 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 125 streets in Stowmarket with at least two sales in the last year, Melford Road ranks 102nd for average price.

House prices on Melford Road compared

Melford Road£221,125
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

2016: £176,000 (3 sales)2016£176k2017: £187,000 (3 sales)2017£187k2018: £166,564 (4 sales)2018£167k2019: £230,000 (3 sales)2019£230k2020: £193,833 (3 sales)2020£194k2021: £223,875 (4 sales)2021£224k2022: £251,667 (3 sales)2022£252k2023: £150,000 (1 sales)2023£150k2024: £207,500 (2 sales)2024£208k2025: £209,100 (5 sales)2025£209k2026: £221,500 (3 sales)2026£222k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£193,34425 Aug 2026
Detached9£271,11115 Jun 2026
Terraced9£157,63913 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Melford Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Melford Road IP14 2PR 25 Aug 2026£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Melford Road IP14 2PP 15 Jun 2026£285,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Melford Road IP14 2PP 13 Mar 2026£252,500 DetachedFreehold
89, Melford Road IP14 2PT 20 Nov 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Melford Road IP14 2PR 27 Oct 2025£285,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Melford Road IP14 2PR 21 Aug 2025£245,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Melford Road IP14 2PR 13 Jun 2025£140,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Melford Road IP14 2PP 13 May 2025£155,500 TerracedFreehold
50, Melford Road IP14 2PP 28 Feb 2025£110,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Melford Road IP14 2PT 13 Dec 2024£300,000 DetachedFreehold
115, Melford Road IP14 2PT 29 Oct 2024£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Melford Road IP14 2PR 6 Jan 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Melford Road IP14 2PT 20 Oct 2022£281,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
107, Melford Road IP14 2PT 18 Jul 2022£179,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Melford Road IP14 2PT 16 Feb 2022£295,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Melford Road IP14 2PR 17 Dec 2021£267,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Melford Road IP14 2PR 30 Sep 2021£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
109, Melford Road IP14 2PT 1 Sep 2021£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Melford Road IP14 2PT 16 Aug 2021£221,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Melford Road IP14 2PT 30 Nov 2020£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
109, Melford Road IP14 2PT 25 Sep 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Melford Road IP14 2PH 22 May 2020£191,500 TerracedFreehold
95, Melford Road IP14 2PT 24 Jan 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Melford Road IP14 2PP 6 Aug 2019£300,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Melford Road IP14 2PR 28 Jun 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Melford Road IP14 2PT 22 Feb 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
125, Melford Road IP14 2PT 30 Oct 2018£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Melford Road IP14 2PH 12 Oct 2018£212,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Melford Road IP14 2PR 10 Sep 2018£76,255 TerracedFreehold
30, Melford Road IP14 2PP 26 Feb 2018£252,500 DetachedFreehold
37, Melford Road IP14 2PR 2 Feb 2018£123,500 TerracedFreehold
143, Melford Road IP14 2PT 30 Jun 2017£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Melford Road IP14 2PT 19 May 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
111, Melford Road IP14 2PT 3 Mar 2017£129,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
109, Melford Road IP14 2PT 10 Feb 2017£181,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Melford Road IP14 2PP 5 Dec 2016£110,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Melford Road IP14 2PH 15 Jul 2016£193,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Melford Road IP14 2PR 22 Apr 2016£225,000 DetachedFreehold

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
89, Melford Road £195,000 (Feb 2019) → £220,000 (Nov 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
49, Melford Road £225,000 (Apr 2016) → £245,000 (Aug 2025) +9%
over 9 yrs
33, Melford Road £76,255 (Sep 2018) → £150,000 (Jan 2023) → £140,000 (Jun 2025) +84%
over 7 yrs
50, Melford Road £110,000 (Feb 2025) → £155,500 (May 2025) +41%
over under a year
109, Melford Road £181,000 (Feb 2017) → £200,000 (Sep 2020) → £217,000 (Sep 2021) +20%
over 5 yrs
111, Melford Road £129,000 (Mar 2017) → £180,000 (May 2017) → £221,000 (Aug 2021) +71%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Melford Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Combs Ford Primary School 299 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 177 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Cedars Park Community Primary School 389 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School 366 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Pushforward Secondary School Other independent special school 14–16 Report 1.3 mi
Chilton Community Primary School 133 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.4 mi
Stowmarket High School 901 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.5 mi
Wood Ley Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.7 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

  • Stowmarket station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Needham Market station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Elmswell station 5.8 mi · 1 hr 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Polstead Close (adj, Melford Road) 1 min walk
  • Layham Gardens (adj, Melford Road) 1 min walk
  • Layham Gardens (opp, Melford Road) 2 min walk
  • Polstead Close (opp, Melford Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Combs Ford Surgery
    Combs Lane, Stowmarket · 0.5 mi
  • Stowhealth
    Violet Hill House, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket · 1.4 mi
  • Needham Market Country Practice
    Barking Road, Needham Market, Ipswich · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stowmarket · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Combs Ford Foodstore · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Gipping Way Stowmarket · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Stowmarket Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Combs Ford Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Crowe Street (dental Surgery) · 0.8 mi
  • Church View Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Denise E Taylor Dentist · 0.9 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.2%62.5%
Private rented20.5%20.3%
Social rented1.4%17.1%
Households728

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.6%64.1%
Aged 65+20.1%18.6%
Residents1,601

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)21%80%
Gigabit-capable21%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 Melford Road

Ethnic group

HereMid Suffolk
White97.8%96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%0.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.5%

Religion

HereMid Suffolk
Christian48.7%49.3%
No religion44.3%43.5%
Not answered5.6%5.9%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Muslim0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereMid Suffolk
Born in the UK93.4%94.4%
Born outside the UK6.6%5.6%

Highest qualification

HereMid Suffolk
Level 4 qualifications and above24.2%30%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%18.2%
No qualifications18.1%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%10.6%
Apprenticeship7.6%6.2%
Other qualifications2.6%2.6%

General health

HereMid Suffolk
Very good health44.7%46.9%
Good health41%36%
Fair health10.9%12.9%
Bad health3.1%3.4%
Very bad health0.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereMid Suffolk
1 car or van in household39.9%36.6%
2 cars or vans in household34.6%36.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%17.6%
No cars or vans in household10.2%9.8%

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 Mid Suffolk.

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