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HOUSING STOCK FOR
SUFFOLK’S DISTRICTS AND PARISHES

2003-2012
Prepared by
Business Development

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Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Section 1 – Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2
Section 2 – Data ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
County and District ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Babergh …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Forest Heath …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Ipswich (and Ipswich Policy Area) …………………………………………………………………………… 8
Mid Suffolk ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9
St Edmundsbury ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12
Suffolk Coastal ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15
Waveney ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
Section 3 – Recent Trends in Suffolk’s Housing Stock …………………………………………….. 21
Babergh ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
Forest Heath ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
Ipswich and the Ipswich Policy Area ……………………………………………………………………… 22
Mid-Suffolk …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 22
St Edmundsbury ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22
Suffolk Coastal ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
Waveney ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23
Suffolk Overview ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23
Section 4 – Housing Market and Second Homes ………………………………………………………. 25
House Prices and Volume of Sales ………………………………………………………………………….. 25
House Price to Income Ratios ………………………………………………………………………………….. 26
Reposessions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 29
Second Homes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
Section 5 – Local Authority and Registered Social Landlord Stock ………………………. 32
Appendices ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37
Known Boundary Changes ………………………………………………………………………………………. 37

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Executive Summary
This report contains estimates of the number of dwellings, also referred to as
housing stock, in Suffolk over the past ten years. These estimates are based on
dwellings known to Suffolk’s 7 District and Borough council tax departments at
the 31
st
March each year, but do not include communal dwellings such as
residential homes.

 Total housing stock in Suffolk at 2012 is 329,029
 Between 2011 and 2012:
o The net growth in housing stock is 2,175
o The greatest net growth is seen in Forest Heath
o The lowest net growth is seen in Waveney and St Edmundsbury
(see Figure 2)
 Between 2003 and 2012:
o The net growth in housing stock is 32,256
o Ipswich shows the greatest numerical net growth
o Forest Heath shows the greatest proportional growth
o Babergh shows the lowest numerical net growth
o Waveney shows the lowest proportional growth
 Figure 12 to 15 show a map of the changes by parish.

Section 1 – Introduction
This report contains estimates of the housing stock in Suffolk over the past 10
years, on a parish by parish basis. Housing stock is defined as the total number
of dwellings, after taking in to account any losses (such as demolitions, change of
use) and gains (usually new build or conversion), but excluding any communal
establishments such as residential care homes. These estimates are based on
data sourced from the council tax departments of Suffolk’s 7 District and
Borough councils, and represent the dwellings known to the Districts and
Boroughs at 31
st
March each year.

Section 2 contains the data at both District and parish level for housing stock,
and the 1 and 10 year net changes.

Section 3 looks at the recent trends in Suffolk’s housing stock.

Section 4 presents some additional data and context on second homes, and the
current state of the housing market, while section 5 looks at the level of social
housing stock in Suffolk.

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Section 2 – Data
County and District

Table 1 – Ten Year Profile of the Housing Stock in Suffolk and its Districts and Boroughs
Babergh
Forest
Heath Ipswich
Mid
Suffolk
St
Edmundsbury
Suffolk
Coastal Waveney
Suffolk
County
2003 36744 24870 52679 37593 43571 54016 52674 302147
2004 36961 24955 53215 38061 44001 54490 53105 304788
2005 37117 25164 53910 38425 44150 55195 53435 307396
2006 37419 25509 54781 39131 44654 55813 53676 310983
2007 37740 26021 55562 39569 45184 56641 53879 314596
2008 38003 26273 56953 40350 45737 57151 54245 318712
2009 38309 26946 57924 40907 46163 57554 54489 322292
2010 38551 27482 58469 41301 46500 57922 54715 324940
2011 38782 27865 58891 41548 46804 58032 54932 326854
2012 39043 28514 59208 41925 46964 58286 55089 329029
Change
11-12
261 649 317 377 160 254 157 2175
0.67% 2.28% 0.54% 0.90% 0.34% 0.44% 0.28% 0.66%
Change
03-12
2299 3644 6529 4332 3393 4270 2415 26882
5.9% 12.8% 11.0% 10.3% 7.2% 7.3% 4.4% 8.2%

Figure 1 – County and District Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
55000
60000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Ipswich Suffolk Coastal Waveney St Edmundsbury Mid Suffolk Babergh Forest Heath

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Figure 2 – County and District Housing Stock Changes 2003-2012 0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Change
03-04
Change
04-05
Change
05-06
Change
06-07
Change
07-08
Change
08-09
Change
09-10
Change
10-11
Change
11-12
Change in Stock
Babergh Forest Heath Ipswich Mid Suffolk St Edmundsbury Suffolk Coastal Waveney

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Babergh

Table 2 – Babergh Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Acton 755 757 758 759 759 770 768 768 770 774 4 0.5% 19 2.5%
Aldham 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 0 0% -1 -1.3%
Alpheton 99 101 102 101 101 101 103 103 104 104 0 0% 5 4.8%
Arwarton 54 52 55 56 56 56 55 55 55 57 2 4% 3 5.3%
Assington 165 165 164 165 165 167 169 172 172 173 1 1% 8 4.6%
Belstead 92 91 91 92 91 91 94 93 92 93 1 1% 1 1.1%
Bentley 338 339 341 344 345 345 344 345 344 344 0 0% 6 1.7%
Bildeston 447 447 459 457 464 464 479 481 481 491 10 2% 44 9.0%
Boxford 535 536 536 542 543 543 541 543 543 546 3 1% 11 2.0%
Boxted 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 52 52 51 -1 -2% 0 0.0%
Brantham 1071 1070 1068 1071 1075 1076 1075 1077 1086 1086 0 0% 15 1.4%
Brent Eleigh 76 77 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 0 0% 5 6.2%
Brettenham 116 115 115 115 115 115 114 114 117 119 2 2% 3 2.5%
Bures St. Mary 391 391 391 394 405 411 414 414 415 415 0 0% 24 5.8%
Burstall 86 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 87 -1 -1% 1 1.1%
Capel St. Mary 1172 1171 1170 1178 1177 1181 1186 1189 1190 1214 24 2% 42 3.5%
Chattisham 65 67 66 66 65 67 69 69 69 68 -1 -1% 3 4.4%
Chelmondiston 512 514 512 510 511 510 513 517 516 517 1 0% 5 1.0%
Chelsworth 67 68 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 69 0 0% 2 2.9%
Chilton 142 143 142 142 148 148 148 148 148 148 0 0% 6 4.1%
Cockfield 361 364 364 368 367 373 388 390 392 394 2 1% 33 8.4%
Copdock and Washbrook 470 470 470 471 471 471 470 472 472 475 3 1% 5 1.1%
East Bergholt 1160 1161 1162 1165 1171 1175 1171 1175 1181 1175 -6 -1% 15 1.3%
Edwardstone 149 150 154 155 155 154 154 154 154 154 0 0% 5 3.2%
Elmsett 303 305 308 320 331 335 334 336 337 337 0 0% 34 10.1%
Freston 56 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 54 53 -1 -2% -3 -5.7%
Glemsford 1434 1445 1455 1467 1481 1491 1495 1500 1506 1514 8 1% 80 5.3%
Great Cornard 3177 3188 3188 3185 3256 3350 3463 3539 3639 3757 118 3% 580 15.4%
Great Waldingfield 613 614 615 616 617 619 623 623 623 650 27 4% 37 5.7%
Groton 97 97 97 112 112 111 112 114 113 114 1 1% 17 14.9%
Hadleigh 3317 3356 3404 3477 3524 3543 3554 3561 3564 3569 5 0% 252 7.1%
Harkstead 133 132 132 133 131 131 131 133 131 132 1 1% -1 -0.8%
Hartest 198 198 198 198 200 201 202 204 207 207 0 0% 9 4.3%
Higham 71 71 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 0 0% 1 1.4%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Hintlesham 244 245 245 245 246 244 247 251 253 253 0 0% 9 3.6%
Hitcham 294 297 296 301 305 307 308 308 311 317 6 2% 23 7.3%
Holbrook 675 674 673 679 681 679 680 698 705 710 5 1% 35 4.9%
Holton St. Mary 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 91 92 92 0 0% 2 2.2%
Kersey 172 172 172 171 173 173 173 171 177 176 -1 -1% 4 2.3%
Kettlebaston 30 31 31 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 0 0% 3 9.1%
Lavenham 952 951 954 953 956 955 951 951 956 953 -3 0% 1 0.1%
Lawshall 376 376 377 375 376 376 390 391 394 396 2 1% 20 5.1%
Layham 248 248 248 254 255 260 258 259 261 261 0 0% 13 5.0%
Leavenheath 594 595 596 597 599 599 597 600 604 603 -1 0% 9 1.5%
Lindsey 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 77 77 78 1 1% 5 6.4%
Little Cornard 139 141 140 140 141 141 139 138 138 142 4 3% 3 2.1%
Little Waldingfield 161 159 160 158 160 162 162 165 166 165 -1 -1% 4 2.4%
Long Melford 1665 1669 1672 1704 1715 1721 1729 1732 1734 1740 6 0% 75 4.3%
Milden 49 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 0 0% 1 2.0%
Monks Eleigh 223 222 223 224 231 234 234 240 241 241 0 0% 18 7.5%
Nayland-with-Wissington 522 522 522 520 521 522 526 528 531 536 5 1% 14 2.6%
Nedging-with-Naughton 167 164 166 166 173 174 173 173 176 182 6 3% 15 8.2%
Newton 210 212 212 215 216 216 216 217 217 218 1 0% 8 3.7%
Pinewood 1933 1941 1940 1941 1940 1941 1941 1941 1941 1941 0 0% 8 0.4%
Polstead 352 351 350 348 358 360 361 359 360 360 0 0% 8 2.2%
Preston St. Mary 83 83 84 84 84 84 86 86 85 82 -3 -4% -1 -1.2%
Raydon 211 216 217 219 220 220 220 221 222 222 0 0% 11 5.0%
Semer 58 58 58 57 59 59 59 61 61 61 0 0% 3 4.9%
Shelley 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 0 0% 2 8.3%
Shimpling 170 171 171 177 178 178 179 181 184 189 5 3% 19 10.1%
Shotley 1009 1009 1010 1010 1017 1022 1026 1029 1028 1028 0 0% 19 1.8%
Somerton 36 36 36 38 37 37 37 37 37 36 -1 -3% 0 0.0%
Sproughton 576 578 576 585 590 593 595 597 599 602 3 0% 26 4.3%
Stanstead 143 145 145 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 0 0% 4 2.7%
Stoke-by-Nayland 322 323 323 322 321 323 321 319 318 321 3 1% -1 -0.3%
Stratford St. Mary 290 293 293 294 299 301 304 306 305 304 -1 0% 14 4.6%
Stutton 363 363 401 402 402 401 398 402 403 403 0 0% 40 9.9%
Sudbury 5613 5723 5749 5841 5910 5977 6085 6152 6203 6211 8 0% 598 9.6%
Tattingstone 235 238 240 237 237 237 236 236 236 238 2 1% 3 1.3%
Thorpe Morieux 109 109 109 111 110 109 110 110 110 117 7 6% 8 6.8%
Wattisham 45 45 45 47 47 47 47 47 48 47 -1 -2% 2 4.3%
Wenham Magna 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 0 0% 0 0.0%
Wenham Parva 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 0 0% 1 6.3%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Whatfield 134 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 135 136 1 1% 2 1.5%
Wherstead 129 129 130 130 130 131 128 128 129 127 -2 -2% -2 -1.6%
Woolverstone 99 100 98 99 99 99 98 98 99 106 7 7% 7 6.6%
TOTAL 36744 36961 37117 37419 37740 38003 38309 38551 38782 39043 261 1% 2299 5.9%

Forest Heath

Table 3 – Forest Heath Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Barton Mills 381 380 380 380 384 382 382 427 468 470 2 0.4% 89 18.9%
Beck Row, Holywell Row
and Kenny Hill
1614 1590 1616 1648 1711 1736 1755 1768 1784 1818 34 1.9% 204 11.2%
Brandon 4101 4110 4126 4165 4179 4201 4285 4295 4307 4365 58 1.3% 264 6.0%
Cavenham 54 53 53 53 53 54 54 55 54 54 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Dalham 106 106 106 106 108 107 107 109 109 111 2 1.8% 5 4.5%
Elveden 136 137 136 136 136 136 135 135 135 134 -1 -0.7% -2 -1.5%
Eriswell 1315 1315 1315 1315 1315 1315 1314 1314 1178 1425 247 17.3% 110 7.7%
Exning 867 869 876 880 882 911 914 917 921 920 -1 -0.1% 53 5.8%
Freckenham 153 153 153 153 155 154 154 156 156 157 1 0.6% 4 2.5%
Gazeley 303 308 313 314 314 314 316 316 317 320 3 0.9% 17 5.3%
Herringswell 88 90 90 90 95 104 125 144 147 148 1 0.7% 60 40.5%
Higham 67 67 67 67 71 71 75 71 71 71 0 0.0% 4 5.6%
Icklingham 186 185 185 186 185 189 190 193 193 193 0 0.0% 7 3.6%
Kentford 182 178 180 186 190 183 187 199 199 242 43 17.8% 60 24.8%
Lakenheath 2032 2079 2132 2163 2201 2216 2243 2268 2283 2295 12 0.5% 263 11.5%
Mildenhall 4383 4384 4426 4457 4510 4518 4624 4723 4823 4857 34 0.7% 474 9.8%
Moulton 455 453 452 453 455 460 460 460 459 462 3 0.6% 7 1.5%
Newmarket 7233 7280 7337 7461 7640 7675 7761 7842 7968 8032 64 0.8% 799 9.9%
Red Lodge 720 725 726 800 939 1048 1360 1576 1776 1923 147 7.6% 1203 62.6%
Santon Downham 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 0 0.0% 1 1.0%
Tuddenham 173 173 174 175 175 175 176 179 180 180 0 0.0% 7 3.9%
Wangford 4 4 4 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 0 0.0% 3 42.9%
Worlington 217 216 217 217 218 217 221 227 229 229 0 0.0% 12 5.2%
TOTAL 24870 24955 25164 25509 26021 26273 26946 27482 27865 28514 649 2.3% 3644 12.8%

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Ipswich (and Ipswich Policy Area)

Table 4 – Ipswich Policy Area Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Ipswich Borough 52679 53215 53910 54781 55562 56953 57924 58469 58891 59208 317 0.5% 6529 11.0%
Mid Suffolk
Akenham 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 0 0.0% 2 8.7%
Barham 574 578 581 585 586 589 595 591 627 631 4 0.6% 57 9.0%
Bramford 1046 1047 1047 1052 1052 1054 1080 1087 1090 1093 3 0.3% 47 4.3%
Claydon 872 894 915 928 937 939 943 953 952 953 1 0.1% 81 8.5%
Great Blakenham 519 528 502 493 498 508 516 526 547 553 6 1.1% 34 6.1%
Whitton 32 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Mid Suffolk Sub-total 3064 3099 3097 3110 3125 3142 3188 3211 3271 3285 14 0.4% 221 6.7%
Babergh
Belstead 92 91 91 92 91 91 94 93 92 93 1 1.1% 1 1.1%
Copdock and Washbrook 470 470 470 471 471 471 470 472 472 475 3 0.6% 5 1.1%
Pinewood 1933 1941 1940 1941 1940 1941 1941 1941 1941 1941 0 0.0% 8 0.4%
Sproughton 576 578 576 585 590 593 595 597 599 602 3 0.5% 26 4.3%
Wherstead 129 129 130 130 130 131 128 128 129 127 -2 -1.6% -2 -1.6%
Babergh Sub-total 3200 3209 3207 3219 3222 3227 3228 3231 3233 3238 5 0.2% 38 1.2%
Suffolk Coastal
Brightwell 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 25 2 8.0% 1 4.0%
Foxhall 58 58 105 109 111 111 110 110 110 110 0 0.0% 52 47.3%
Kesgrave 4127 4221 4311 4854 5281 5469 5590 5648 5654 5671 17 0.3% 1544 27.2%
Little Bealings 180 180 180 182 183 182 184 185 186 185 -1 -0.5% 5 2.7%
Martlesham 2327 2331 2332 2403 2433 2453 2462 2480 2488 2496 8 0.3% 169 6.8%
Nacton 299 299 300 340 339 341 344 349 353 354 1 0.3% 55 15.5%
Playford 89 89 89 95 96 96 95 94 94 93 -1 -1.1% 4 4.3%
Purdis Farm 749 782 738 808 811 809 815 816 815 814 -1 -0.1% 65 8.0%
Rushmere St. Andrew 2461 2468 2473 2476 2493 2514 2516 2563 2573 2593 20 0.8% 132 5.1%
Suffolk Coastal Sub-total 10314 10452 10552 11290 11770 11998 12139 12268 12296 12341 45 0.4% 2027 16.4%

Policy Area Total 69257 69975 70766 72400 73679 75320 76479 77179 77691 78072 381 0.5% 8815 11.3%

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Mid Suffolk

Table 5 – Mid Suffolk Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Akenham 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 0 0.0% 2 8.7%
Ashbocking 118 118 120 125 126 130 135 137 139 140 1 0.7% 22 15.7%
Ashfield cum Thorpe 89 90 90 91 91 92 94 94 94 93 -1 -1.1% 4 4.3%
Aspall 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 1 3.8% 1 3.8%
Athelington 16 16 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 0 0.0% 1 5.9%
Bacton 487 490 490 500 498 503 505 512 514 515 1 0.2% 28 5.4%
Badley 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 0 0.0% 2 6.5%
Badwell Ash 298 302 305 310 311 322 328 335 333 336 3 0.9% 38 11.3%
Barham 574 578 581 585 586 589 595 591 627 631 4 0.6% 57 9.0%
Barking 171 170 171 174 176 177 179 177 179 177 -2 -1.1% 6 3.4%
Battisford 193 195 196 196 194 202 204 226 227 236 9 3.8% 43 18.2%
Baylham 107 106 106 105 105 105 105 103 103 104 1 1.0% -3 -2.9%
Bedfield 146 144 144 146 145 149 151 151 151 152 1 0.7% 6 3.9%
Bedingfield 94 94 97 102 101 101 100 101 101 101 0 0.0% 7 6.9%
Beyton 262 262 262 272 276 276 278 281 279 283 4 1.4% 21 7.4%
Botesdale 318 316 318 325 325 328 339 353 351 356 5 1.4% 38 10.7%
Braiseworth 27 27 27 29 30 29 29 29 28 28 0 0.0% 1 3.6%
Bramford 1046 1047 1047 1052 1052 1054 1080 1087 1090 1093 3 0.3% 47 4.3%
Brome and Oakley 196 196 198 215 216 219 220 220 218 218 0 0.0% 22 10.1%
Brundish 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 74 71 -3 -4.2% 0 0.0%
Burgate 69 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 0 0.0% 1 1.4%
Buxhall 178 180 184 189 189 189 192 167 166 169 3 1.8% -9 -5.3%
Claydon 872 894 915 928 937 939 943 953 952 953 1 0.1% 81 8.5%
Coddenham 239 241 246 248 251 262 263 264 263 263 0 0.0% 24 9.1%
Combs
a
400 406 409 417 416 417 419 404 403 298 -105 -35.2% -102 -34.2%
Cotton 214 215 217 218 216 222 228 231 230 234 4 1.7% 20 8.5%
Creeting St. Mary 277 276 277 279 280 281 283 285 286 285 -1 -0.4% 8 2.8%
Creeting St. Peter 100 102 103 105 104 107 107 108 107 107 0 0.0% 7 6.5%
Crowfield 141 143 143 143 143 147 152 151 153 153 0 0.0% 12 7.8%
Debenham 857 880 899 921 929 946 959 960 962 971 9 0.9% 114 11.7%
Denham (Mid Suffolk) 73 74 75 76 77 78 78 79 80 81 1 1.2% 8 9.9%
Drinkstone 220 223 224 228 230 232 234 234 234 238 4 1.7% 18 7.6%
Earl Stonham
b
246 247 247 246 247 247 249 249 251 249 -1 0.0% 3 1.2%
Elmswell 1381 1435 1453 1477 1537 1614 1658 1680 1685 1692 7 0.4% 311 18.4%
Eye 962 965 970 979 997 1010 1014 1024 1021 1023 2 0.2% 61 6.0%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Felsham 189 189 188 190 191 190 191 192 190 190 0 0.0% 1 0.5%
Finningham 175 180 184 188 187 189 189 194 193 194 1 0.5% 19 9.8%
Flowton 42 43 43 44 45 45 45 45 44 45 1 2.2% 3 6.7%
Framsden 134 135 138 137 137 138 139 139 138 137 -1 -0.7% 3 2.2%
Fressingfield 439 446 448 450 447 455 461 477 485 484 -1 -0.2% 45 9.3%
Gedding 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 56 0 0.0% 1 1.8%
Gipping 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 0 0.0% -1 -4.0%
Gislingham 379 379 383 386 390 410 419 432 433 435 2 0.5% 56 12.9%
Gosbeck 83 83 84 83 83 86 86 85 85 85 0 0.0% 2 2.4%
Great Ashfield 140 140 136 136 137 142 144 143 145 147 2 1.4% 7 4.8%
Great Blakenham 519 528 502 493 498 508 516 526 547 553 6 1.1% 34 6.1%
Great Bricett 269 272 271 275 276 300 300 294 298 301 3 1.0% 32 10.6%
Great Finborough 264 269 278 291 285 293 299 340 344 364 20 5.5% 100 27.5%
Harleston 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 0 0.0% 1 1.4%
Haughley
a
703 703 714 723 731 765 776 779 782 730 -52 -7.1% 27 3.7%
Helmingham 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 0 0.0% 1 1.4%
Hemingstone 86 86 86 86 85 86 87 87 87 86 -1 -1.2% 0 0.0%
Henley 219 219 221 229 229 229 231 230 229 230 1 0.4% 11 4.8%
Hessett 186 188 186 194 194 196 199 198 202 214 12 5.6% 28 13.1%
Hinderclay 131 131 131 133 132 133 134 135 135 137 2 1.5% 6 4.4%
Horham 121 121 121 124 121 124 125 126 126 126 0 0.0% 5 4.0%
Hoxne 374 378 379 382 383 385 386 383 395 403 8 2.0% 29 7.2%
Hunston 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 50 -1 -2.0% 0 0.0%
Kenton 73 73 73 78 81 82 84 87 88 89 1 1.1% 16 18.0%
Langham 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 38 38 0 0.0% -1 -2.6%
Laxfield 438 434 433 435 437 439 436 438 440 441 1 0.2% 3 0.7%
Little Blakenham 118 118 119 119 119 120 119 119 120 120 0 0.0% 2 1.7%
Little Finborough 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Mellis 186 198 201 202 203 205 207 210 210 210 0 0.0% 24 11.4%
Mendham 178 179 178 179 183 183 183 180 180 185 5 2.7% 7 3.8%
Mendlesham 588 591 592 600 605 611 612 613 614 613 -1 -0.2% 25 4.1%
Metfield 178 178 178 180 185 195 196 198 198 198 0 0.0% 20 10.1%
Mickfield 81 82 82 82 82 82 82 81 82 82 0 0.0% 1 1.2%
Monk Soham 74 76 76 74 75 77 78 79 78 77 -1 -1.3% 3 3.9%
Needham Market 2070 2078 2082 2113 2113 2154 2157 2163 2164 2178 14 0.6% 108 5.0%
Nettlestead 42 42 41 41 41 40 41 42 42 42 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Norton 336 346 357 370 370 385 393 392 394 396 2 0.5% 60 15.2%
Occold 205 206 209 211 212 213 213 214 213 213 0 0.0% 8 3.8%
Offton 172 174 172 176 174 173 174 179 184 183 -1 -0.5% 11 6.0%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Old Newton 434 436 455 464 476 497 499 499 499 499 0 0.0% 65 13.0%
Onehouse 332 332 332 333 334 333 336 336 336 337 1 0.3% 5 1.5%
Palgrave 327 326 327 333 338 356 360 378 377 379 2 0.5% 52 13.7%
Pettaugh 82 83 83 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 0 0.0% 4 4.7%
Rattlesden 353 370 376 382 392 394 398 400 402 403 1 0.2% 50 12.4%
Redgrave 235 234 238 244 244 247 249 249 248 249 1 0.4% 14 5.6%
Redlingfield 51 51 51 51 51 55 55 54 54 55 1 1.8% 4 7.3%
Rickinghall Inferior 176 177 177 179 182 183 195 195 195 198 3 1.5% 22 11.1%
Rickinghall Superior 356 356 355 362 363 369 370 369 369 371 2 0.5% 15 4.0%
Ringshall 247 247 244 246 247 257 258 262 261 261 0 0.0% 14 5.4%
Rishangles 39 37 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0.0% 1 2.5%
Shelland 22 22 21 21 21 22 21 23 23 23 0 0.0% 1 4.3%
Somersham 291 292 291 306 311 314 314 315 316 316 0 0.0% 25 7.9%
Southolt 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Stoke Ash 91 94 95 98 97 97 97 97 97 97 0 0.0% 6 6.2%
Stonham Aspal
b
225 228 225 232 231 236 235 232 233 233 0 0.0% 8 3.4%
Stonham Parva 142 145 148 152 151 154 152 153 153 153 0 0.0% 11 7.2%
Stowlangtoft 96 98 96 96 97 97 97 95 94 94 0 0.0% -2 -2.1%
Stowmarket
a
6734 6901 7083 7310 7505 7760 7990 8156 8266 8572 306 3.6% 1838 21.4%
Stowupland 836 835 836 870 878 880 906 908 910 912 2 0.2% 76 8.3%
Stradbroke 555 563 563 584 616 630 635 636 637 638 1 0.2% 83 13.0%
Stuston 82 82 82 84 84 84 84 86 86 86 0 0.0% 4 4.7%
Syleham 93 94 94 93 93 94 94 95 95 94 -1 -1.1% 1 1.1%
Tannington 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Thorndon 262 264 265 270 271 270 273 273 272 281 9 3.2% 19 6.8%
Thornham Magna 77 78 78 81 81 87 87 86 86 87 1 1.1% 10 11.5%
Thornham Parva 24 25 28 28 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 0.0% 6 20.0%
Thrandeston 62 62 63 63 63 63 64 64 65 66 1 1.5% 4 6.1%
Thurston 1308 1318 1323 1328 1333 1340 1344 1345 1344 1367 23 1.7% 59 4.3%
Thwaite 52 53 54 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 0 0.0% 3 5.5%
Tostock 185 189 192 192 194 196 197 199 202 203 1 0.5% 18 8.9%
Walsham-le-Willows 476 477 477 477 478 482 495 517 532 554 22 4.0% 78 14.1%
Wattisfield 192 192 194 202 203 215 216 218 217 215 -2 -0.9% 23 10.7%
Westhorpe 82 84 84 85 85 86 86 82 82 83 1 1.2% 1 1.2%
Wetherden 234 233 235 237 236 240 240 242 241 241 0 0.0% 7 2.9%
Wetheringsett-cum-
Brockford
264 266 266 267 269 267 269 271 272 272 0 0.0% 8 2.9%
Weybread 173 176 178 181 184 184 184 182 184 185 1 0.5% 12 6.5%
Whitton 32 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Wickham Skeith 134 134 134 134 136 137 137 140 141 141 0 0.0% 7 5.0%
Wilby 105 106 106 108 108 108 110 109 109 112 3 2.7% 7 6.3%
Willisham 103 103 103 103 105 105 105 105 106 106 0 0.0% 3 2.8%
Wingfield 137 137 139 139 140 142 142 143 143 144 1 0.7% 7 4.9%
Winston 62 64 64 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 0 0.0% 5 7.5%
Woolpit 828 829 829 847 854 856 861 862 859 876 17 1.9% 48 5.5%
Worlingworth 292 305 305 311 315 314 315 316 321 325 4 1.2% 33 10.2%
Wortham 268 274 275 281 283 291 299 310 311 313 2 0.6% 45 14.4%
Wyverstone 132 133 134 137 140 140 141 140 140 142 2 1.4% 10 7.0%
Yaxley 190 198 210 211 211 212 214 213 215 215 0 0.0% 25 11.6%
TOTAL 37593 38061 38425 39131 39569 40350 40907 41301 41548 41925 377 0.9% 4332 10.3%
Note
a
: Boundary changes from Combs and Haughley to Stowmarket.
Note
b
: Earl Stonham and Stonham Aspal were mis-identified in both the 2010 and 2011 Housing Stock Reports. This has been corrected here,
and the 2010, 2011, and 2012 figures now relate to the correct parish.

St Edmundsbury

Table 6 – St Edmundsbury Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Ampton 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Bardwell 318 316 314 315 316 319 318 321 322 324 2 0.6% 6 1.9%
Barnardiston 54 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 0 0.0% 1 1.8%
Barnham 260 260 257 258 251 255 263 265 269 272 3 1.1% 12 4.4%
Barningham 373 370 372 376 382 384 386 388 388 389 1 0.3% 16 4.1%
Barrow 712 710 699 700 706 706 705 710 709 710 1 0.1% -2 -0.3%
Bradfield Combust with
Stanningfield
246 247 247 250 249 250 249 241 264 263 -1 -0.4% 17 6.5%
Bradfield St. Clare 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 1 1.5% 1 1.5%
Bradfield St. George 170 170 171 172 172 171 170 170 171 170 -1 -0.6% 0 0.0%
Brockley 127 127 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 0 0.0% -1 -0.8%
Bury St. Edmunds 16461 16745 16813 17067 17345 17661 17880 18100 18519 18628 109 0.6% 2167 11.6%
Cavendish 455 454 461 460 462 464 468 468 470 472 2 0.4% 17 3.6%
Chedburgh 260 259 256 259 255 255 255 255 255 256 1 0.4% -4 -1.6%
Chevington 264 265 264 265 270 270 270 269 271 271 0 0.0% 7 2.6%
Clare 948 952 948 959 986 987 989 989 987 989 2 0.2% 41 4.1%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Coney Weston 162 161 162 164 164 164 165 164 166 168 2 1.2% 6 3.6%
Cowlinge 125 125 122 125 123 125 124 125 125 126 1 0.8% 1 0.8%
Culford 189 187 184 189 189 189 187 186 185 185 0 0.0% -4 -2.2%
Denham (St Eds) 68 68 67 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Denston 56 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 54 55 1 1.8% -1 -1.8%
Depden 79 79 79 82 82 83 81 81 82 82 0 0.0% 3 3.7%
Euston 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 0 0.0% 1 1.5%
Fakenham Magna 63 63 62 63 62 63 63 64 65 65 0 0.0% 2 3.1%
Flempton 69 69 69 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Fornham All Saints 537 536 539 544 539 538 539 541 345 344 -1 -0.3% -193 -56.1%
Fornham St. Genevieve 33 33 33 33 34 35 36 38 38 38 0 0.0% 5 13.2%
Fornham St. Martin 504 504 504 504 505 505 507 508 509 509 0 0.0% 5 1.0%
Great Barton 896 894 895 896 897 901 901 907 907 908 1 0.1% 12 1.3%
Great Bradley 155 155 156 156 156 158 158 158 158 158 0 0.0% 3 1.9%
Great Livermere 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Great Thurlow 96 96 95 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 0 0.0% -2 -2.1%
Great Whelnetham 353 353 351 350 353 352 353 354 356 356 0 0.0% 3 0.8%
Great Wratting 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 83 83 83 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Hargrave 115 115 115 118 118 119 119 118 119 119 0 0.0% 4 3.4%
Haverhill 9783 9900 10006 10145 10285 10450 10572 10643 10667 10688 21 0.2% 905 8.5%
Hawkedon 64 64 62 64 65 65 65 64 66 66 0 0.0% 2 3.0%
Hawstead 126 126 126 127 127 126 126 128 128 129 1 0.8% 3 2.3%
Hengrave 71 71 70 72 73 76 77 78 79 80 1 1.3% 9 11.3%
Hepworth 224 229 230 232 235 234 231 231 231 232 1 0.4% 8 3.4%
Honington 296 295 293 293 278 284 293 297 296 298 2 0.7% 2 0.7%
Hopton 277 278 279 283 282 283 286 287 288 288 0 0.0% 11 3.8%
Horringer 414 415 416 416 435 443 444 445 446 443 -3 -0.7% 29 6.5%
Hundon 474 480 481 481 481 481 481 482 482 482 0 0.0% 8 1.7%
Ickworth 17 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 -2 -15.4% -4 -30.8%
Ingham 181 180 180 181 180 180 181 180 182 183 1 0.5% 2 1.1%
Ixworth 824 825 834 842 894 908 914 913 915 916 1 0.1% 92 10.0%
Ixworth Thorpe 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 0 0.0% 1 4.0%
Kedington 750 750 749 755 763 765 768 773 776 777 1 0.1% 27 3.5%
Knettishall 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Lackford 100 99 101 101 101 101 101 101 103 103 0 0.0% 3 2.9%
Lidgate 104 104 104 105 106 105 105 105 105 105 0 0.0% 1 1.0%
Little Bradley 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Little Livermere 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 0 0.0% 1 4.3%
Little Thurlow 107 107 106 107 106 106 107 107 108 108 0 0.0% 1 0.9%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Little Whelnetham 75 76 76 75 77 77 77 77 77 78 1 1.3% 3 3.8%
Little Wratting 67 67 65 66 65 66 66 68 67 66 -1 -1.5% -1 -1.5%
Market Weston 99 99 99 99 99 101 102 103 105 105 0 0.0% 6 5.7%
Nowton 63 63 62 60 61 62 63 63 61 76 15 19.7% 13 17.1%
Ousden 105 106 106 107 107 107 105 104 114 114 0 0.0% 9 7.9%
Pakenham 378 382 381 383 383 386 385 386 384 385 1 0.3% 7 1.8%
Poslingford 83 85 85 85 86 87 88 88 88 88 0 0.0% 5 5.7%
Rede 52 52 52 54 54 54 53 53 53 53 0 0.0% 1 1.9%
Risby 306 306 305 306 308 312 323 324 323 323 0 0.0% 17 5.3%
Rushbrooke with
Rougham
487 484 480 482 485 477 512 515 515 513 -2 -0.4% 26 5.1%
Sapiston 80 80 80 80 82 84 84 85 85 85 0 0.0% 5 5.9%
Stansfield 99 99 98 98 98 98 99 101 100 101 1 1.0% 2 2.0%
Stanton 1151 1159 1160 1166 1165 1178 1180 1184 1188 1185 -3 -0.3% 34 2.9%
Stoke-by-Clare 229 229 228 231 231 231 231 233 233 233 0 0.0% 4 1.7%
Stradishall 179 180 184 187 188 188 189 189 191 191 0 0.0% 12 6.3%
The Saxhams 120 121 121 121 122 121 121 121 122 122 0 0.0% 2 1.6%
Thelnetham 108 108 108 111 107 106 108 108 108 108 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Timworth 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 0 0.0% -1 -3.2%
Troston 349 351 352 353 353 354 354 354 354 354 0 0.0% 5 1.4%
West Stow 77 77 76 77 78 78 78 79 80 80 0 0.0% 3 3.8%
Westley 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 78 0 0.0% 1 1.3%
Whepstead 189 189 189 191 193 194 192 190 191 191 0 0.0% 2 1.0%
Wickhambrook 508 519 515 520 519 520 522 525 517 516 -1 -0.2% 8 1.6%
Withersfield 194 194 194 196 196 195 195 196 196 197 1 0.5% 3 1.5%
Wixoe 60 60 60 61 62 62 63 63 63 63 0 0.0% 3 4.8%
Wordwell 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
TOTAL 43571 44001 44150 44654 45184 45737 46163 46500 46804 46964 160 0.3% 3393 7.2%

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Suffolk Coastal

Table 7 – Suffolk Coastal Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Aldeburgh 1942 1953 1947 1951 1949 1954 1951 1962 1957 1958 1 0.1% 16 0.8%
Alderton 198 198 201 200 201 203 204 203 202 204 2 1.0% 6 2.9%
Aldringham cum Thorpe 594 593 590 589 592 591 592 594 593 596 3 0.5% 2 0.3%
Badingham 209 206 208 208 211 212 213 213 213 219 6 2.7% 10 4.6%
Bawdsey 160 160 159 163 170 174 175 176 175 187 12 6.4% 27 14.4%
Benhall 257 262 263 261 261 261 261 261 260 259 -1 -0.4% 2 0.8%
Blaxhall 127 127 124 123 126 124 123 125 124 124 0 0.0% -3 -2.4%
Blythburgh 172 185 185 185 185 186 189 188 188 193 5 2.6% 21 10.9%
Boulge 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Boyton 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 0 0.0% 1 1.3%
Bramfield 194 193 195 194 197 196 199 199 197 196 -1 -0.5% 2 1.0%
Brandeston 123 123 124 127 127 127 126 126 126 126 0 0.0% 3 2.4%
Bredfield 138 138 139 138 140 142 142 142 142 143 1 0.7% 5 3.5%
Brightwell 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 25 2 8.0% 1 4.0%
Bromeswell 135 136 134 134 136 137 136 136 136 136 0 0.0% 1 0.7%
Bruisyard 75 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 0 0.0% 1 1.3%
Bucklesham 231 232 237 239 239 240 241 239 240 239 -1 -0.4% 8 3.3%
Burgh 77 77 77 77 76 79 79 79 79 80 1 1.3% 3 3.8%
Butley 91 91 93 93 92 91 89 89 90 90 0 0.0% -1 -1.1%
Campsea Ashe 143 140 140 137 149 149 148 148 150 150 0 0.0% 7 4.7%
Capel St. Andrew 36 36 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Charsfield 144 145 145 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 0 0.0% 3 2.0%
Chediston 107 106 110 110 109 107 108 110 109 108 -1 -0.9% 1 0.9%
Chillesford 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 62 61 60 -1 -1.7% -1 -1.7%
Clopton 128 128 134 136 138 138 139 141 141 142 1 0.7% 14 9.9%
Cookley 45 45 45 45 47 47 48 48 48 48 0 0.0% 3 6.3%
Cransford 72 73 74 71 73 74 74 74 75 75 0 0.0% 3 4.0%
Cratfield 130 131 130 130 131 133 132 133 133 136 3 2.2% 6 4.4%
Cretingham 91 91 92 92 91 90 93 92 91 90 -1 -1.1% -1 -1.1%
Culpho 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 0 0.0% 1 5.3%
Dallinghoo 76 76 78 78 78 77 78 79 80 80 0 0.0% 4 5.0%
Darsham 164 163 170 170 172 170 169 169 170 170 0 0.0% 6 3.5%
Debach 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 0 0.0% 1 3.2%
Dennington 240 241 244 243 243 244 248 248 248 250 2 0.8% 10 4.0%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Dunwich 78 81 79 82 84 83 84 82 80 82 2 2.4% 4 4.9%
Earl Soham 192 192 192 191 191 192 192 192 192 192 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Easton 146 147 147 147 147 147 150 149 150 149 -1 -0.7% 3 2.0%
Eyke 159 157 156 159 160 162 162 162 163 162 -1 -0.6% 3 1.9%
Falkenham 72 72 72 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 1 1.4% 2 2.7%
Farnham 59 59 59 60 63 63 63 62 61 61 0 0.0% 2 3.3%
Felixstowe 11122 11128 11148 11151 11196 11247 11254 11285 11291 11311 20 0.2% 189 1.7%
Foxhall 60 62 109 109 111 111 110 110 110 110 0 0.0% 50 45.5%
Framlingham 1391 1419 1447 1471 1485 1491 1495 1503 1514 1530 16 1.0% 139 9.1%
Friston 205 212 214 208 208 208 209 212 211 210 -1 -0.5% 5 2.4%
Gedgrave 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 0 0.0% -1 -6.3%
Great Bealings 121 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 0 0.0% -1 -0.8%
Great Glemham 106 107 107 108 110 110 111 111 111 114 3 2.6% 8 7.0%
Grundisburgh 652 660 661 673 675 677 676 676 684 688 4 0.6% 36 5.2%
Hacheston 160 161 160 161 161 160 162 163 162 165 3 1.8% 5 3.0%
Hasketon 173 172 172 168 167 167 168 167 168 169 1 0.6% -4 -2.4%
Hemley 24 25 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 0 0.0% 1 4.0%
Heveningham 64 64 64 65 64 64 63 63 64 66 2 3.0% 2 3.0%
Hollesley 497 503 504 505 511 513 512 513 514 517 3 0.6% 20 3.9%
Hoo 37 37 37 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 0 0.0% 2 5.1%
Huntingfield 91 90 89 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Iken 57 58 58 68 63 63 63 60 60 60 0 0.0% 3 5.0%
Kelsale cum Carlton 467 471 480 484 487 491 491 490 486 490 4 0.8% 23 4.7%
Kesgrave 4159 4288 4485 4854 5281 5469 5590 5648 5654 5671 17 0.3% 1512 26.7%
Kettleburgh 100 99 98 98 104 107 109 109 109 110 1 0.9% 10 9.1%
Kirton 469 470 473 471 472 472 495 499 501 504 3 0.6% 35 6.9%
Knodishall 379 381 380 379 381 381 385 384 384 382 -2 -0.5% 3 0.8%
Leiston 2414 2418 2458 2497 2514 2520 2561 2585 2594 2598 4 0.2% 184 7.1%
Letheringham 39 39 39 37 37 39 39 37 38 38 0 0.0% -1 -2.6%
Levington 111 110 111 112 113 113 114 114 114 113 -1 -0.9% 2 1.8%
Linstead Magna 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 0 0.0% -1 -5.6%
Linstead Parva 39 39 39 39 38 37 37 37 37 37 0 0.0% -2 -5.4%
Little Bealings 180 181 181 182 183 182 184 185 186 185 -1 -0.5% 5 2.7%
Little Glemham 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Marlesford 103 104 104 104 103 105 105 105 105 105 0 0.0% 2 1.9%
Martlesham 2345 2344 2372 2403 2433 2453 2462 2480 2488 2496 8 0.3% 151 6.0%
Melton 1716 1745 1801 1809 1751 1762 1768 1852 1864 1880 16 0.9% 164 8.7%
Middleton 196 197 200 200 201 200 201 200 199 201 2 1.0% 5 2.5%
Monewden 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 53 54 54 0 0.0% 2 3.7%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Nacton 326 328 339 340 339 341 344 349 353 354 1 0.3% 28 7.9%
Newbourne 103 104 103 103 102 102 103 105 105 106 1 0.9% 3 2.8%
Orford 419 422 419 418 421 415 426 428 429 426 -3 -0.7% 7 1.6%
Otley 284 285 286 288 288 288 289 289 290 290 0 0.0% 6 2.1%
Parham 116 116 116 117 117 117 117 117 118 120 2 1.7% 4 3.3%
Peasenhall 243 245 241 242 248 255 257 261 277 283 6 2.1% 40 14.1%
Pettistree 81 82 83 82 83 83 83 83 82 82 0 0.0% 1 1.2%
Playford 93 94 95 95 96 96 95 94 94 93 -1 -1.1% 0 0.0%
Purdis Farm 752 804 841 808 811 809 815 816 815 814 -1 -0.1% 62 7.6%
Ramsholt 17 16 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 0 0.0% -4 -30.8%
Rendham 113 114 115 116 115 116 116 116 116 118 2 1.7% 5 4.2%
Rendlesham 750 789 888 968 1079 1141 1188 1204 1233 1253 20 1.6% 503 40.1%
Rushmere St. Andrew 2456 2462 2468 2476 2493 2514 2516 2563 2573 2593 20 0.8% 137 5.3%
Saxmundham 1450 1545 1623 1675 1693 1716 1735 1739 1740 1750 10 0.6% 300 17.1%
Saxtead 121 121 121 121 122 123 123 123 123 123 0 0.0% 2 1.6%
Shottisham 89 89 89 89 89 89 88 89 89 89 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Sibton 89 88 93 91 90 91 91 90 90 90 0 0.0% 1 1.1%
Snape 313 314 316 322 321 320 319 318 319 318 -1 -0.3% 5 1.6%
Sternfield 59 60 61 64 63 61 62 62 62 63 1 1.6% 4 6.3%
Stratford St. Andrew 77 78 78 77 80 80 80 79 80 80 0 0.0% 3 3.8%
Stratton Hall 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 8 9 1 11.1% -1 -11.1%
Sudbourne 176 177 174 172 173 177 178 180 180 183 3 1.6% 7 3.8%
Sutton 616 615 614 613 623 625 627 627 627 625 -2 -0.3% 9 1.4%
Swefling 95 94 94 95 95 97 97 99 98 97 -1 -1.0% 2 2.1%
Swilland 64 63 63 63 63 64 64 70 70 71 1 1.4% 7 9.9%
Theberton 166 169 170 169 169 164 164 163 163 162 -1 -0.6% -4 -2.5%
Thorington 34 33 34 33 33 33 33 32 32 33 1 3.0% -1 -3.0%
Trimley St. Martin 881 881 894 891 893 897 899 903 903 903 0 0.0% 22 2.4%
Trimley St. Mary 1555 1559 1560 1560 1559 1571 1571 1570 1571 1571 0 0.0% 16 1.0%
Tuddenham St. Martin 161 162 162 160 165 172 172 172 172 173 1 0.6% 12 6.9%
Tunstall 237 236 239 238 238 239 238 254 253 256 3 1.2% 19 7.4%
Ubbeston 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 44 43 44 1 2.3% 3 6.8%
Ufford 356 358 358 357 416 418 421 372 369 375 6 1.6% 19 5.1%
Walberswick 320 322 317 311 306 315 317 317 313 319 6 1.9% -1 -0.3%
Waldringfield 222 226 228 229 232 232 232 233 233 237 4 1.7% 15 6.3%
Walpole 108 109 108 107 107 107 110 109 121 121 0 0.0% 13 10.7%
Wantisden 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 0 0.0% -2 -16.7%
Wenhaston with Mells
Hamlet
417 420 428 426 426 431 433 435 440 442 2 0.5% 25 5.7%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Westerfield 187 188 188 189 191 192 193 193 192 194 2 1.0% 7 3.6%
Westleton 293 298 295 293 295 294 291 292 290 298 8 2.7% 5 1.7%
Wickham Market 995 999 1000 1000 999 1000 1000 1014 1015 1019 4 0.4% 24 2.4%
Witnesham 331 332 332 331 334 334 335 338 336 339 3 0.9% 8 2.4%
Woodbridge 3741 3731 3733 3754 3791 3835 3895 3943 3937 3951 14 0.4% 210 5.3%
Yoxford 371 372 374 373 385 387 390 392 391 396 5 1.3% 25 6.3%
TOTAL 54016 54490 55195 55813 56642 57151 57554 57922 58032 58286 254 0.4% 4270 7.3%

Waveney

Table 8 – Waveney Housing Stock Totals 2003-2012 by Parish
Parish
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
All Saints and St.
Nicholas, South Elmham
58 57 57 57 59 61 62 62 62 62 0 0.0% 4 6.5%
Barnby 218 219 222 222 223 224 223 224 223 225 2 0.9% 7 3.1%
Barsham 83 83 84 84 84 85 85 85 86 86 0 0.0% 3 3.5%
Beccles 4662 4662 4671 4696 4673 4713 4767 4787 4818 4827 9 0.2% 165 3.4%
Benacre 22 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 0 0.0% 13 37.1%
Blundeston 485 484 484 488 490 491 506 511 510 511 1 0.2% 26 5.1%
Blyford 46 45 44 44 45 46 47 47 47 47 0 0.0% 1 2.1%
Brampton with Stoven 186 188 189 187 188 188 189 190 189 189 0 0.0% 3 1.6%
Bungay 2275 2301 2310 2321 2336 2353 2356 2377 2392 2403 11 0.5% 128 5.3%
Carlton Colville 2917 3039 3156 3249 3311 3357 3366 3370 3420 3490 70 2.0% 573 16.4%
Corton 553 549 549 545 549 552 556 558 565 576 11 1.9% 23 4.0%
Covehithe 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Ellough 21 21 23 22 22 24 25 24 23 23 0 0.0% 2 8.7%
Flixton (nr Bungay) 72 72 72 73 73 73 75 75 75 75 0 0.0% 3 4.0%
Flixton (nr Lowestoft) 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Frostenden 95 95 93 93 92 94 95 95 96 96 0 0.0% 1 1.0%
Gisleham* 209 266 277 307 323 325 325 356 325 321 -4 -1.2% 112 34.9%
Halesworth 2340 2379 2386 2389 2390 2413 2433 2433 2448 2467 19 0.8% 127 5.1%
Henstead 144 144 143 142 143 143 144 142 146 147 1 0.7% 3 2.0%
Holton 367 372 371 372 373 377 380 380 383 382 -1 -0.3% 15 3.9%
Kessingland 2183 2191 2192 2205 2225 2246 2253 2275 2304 2303 -1 0.0% 120 5.2%

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Parish
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Lound 153 153 153 153 152 152 153 153 156 156 0 0.0% 3 1.9%
Lowestoft 26974 27032 27173 27219 27239 27165 27240 27338 27416 27441 25 0.1% 467 1.7%
Mettingham 85 84 85 85 86 85 87 87 87 87 0 0.0% 2 2.3%
Mutford 211 210 211 212 212 211 211 212 212 212 0 0.0% 1 0.5%
North Cove 189 189 189 190 191 190 191 191 191 191 0 0.0% 2 1.0%
Oulton 1365 1374 1384 1411 1441 1683 1703 1703 1710 1712 2 0.1% 347 20.3%
Redisham 52 53 55 52 52 52 53 53 53 54 1 1.9% 2 3.7%
Reydon 1282 1313 1341 1328 1368 1385 1410 1417 1413 1412 -1 -0.1% 130 9.2%
Ringsfield 135 134 135 135 137 139 140 140 141 141 0 0.0% 6 4.3%
Rumburgh 125 128 129 130 130 129 129 129 129 131 2 1.5% 6 4.6%
Rushmere 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Shadingfield 75 75 77 75 76 78 77 77 76 76 0 0.0% 1 1.3%
Shipmeadow 58 58 59 58 59 61 58 58 59 60 1 1.7% 2 3.3%
Somerleyton, Ashby and
Herringfleet
206 208 208 206 205 205 205 205 203 206 3 1.5% 0 0.0%
Sotherton 32 35 36 36 37 37 37 37 37 37 0 0.0% 5 13.5%
Sotterley 47 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 49 49 0 0.0% 2 4.1%
South Cove 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 11 0 0.0% -2 -18.2%
Southwold 1222 1214 1185 1183 1180 1173 1147 1159 1150 1157 7 0.6% -65 -5.6%
Spexhall 93 92 91 91 92 92 93 94 94 94 0 0.0% 1 1.1%
Ilketshall St. Andrew 121 120 118 118 119 121 122 122 121 121 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
St. Cross, South Elmham 45 45 45 46 47 49 49 49 49 49 0 0.0% 4 8.2%
St. James, South Elmham 86 87 87 88 88 88 89 87 87 87 0 0.0% 1 1.1%
Ilketshall St. John 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Ilketshall St. Lawrence 74 74 74 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 0 0.0% 2 2.6%
Ilketshall St. Margaret 70 70 70 71 71 71 72 74 74 74 0 0.0% 4 5.4%
St. Margaret, South
Elmham
41 42 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 0 0.0% 1 2.4%
St. Mary, South Elmham
otherwise Homersfield
72 70 70 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
St. Michael, South
Elmham
22 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 0 0.0% 2 8.3%
St. Peter, South Elmham 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 0.0% -1 -8.3%
Uggeshall 71 71 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 0 0.0% 3 4.1%
Wangford with Henham 331 331 333 332 333 340 345 344 344 344 0 0.0% 13 3.8%
Westhall 158 158 158 159 157 158 159 159 161 161 0 0.0% 3 1.9%
Weston 84 86 86 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 0 0.0% 4 4.5%
Willingham St. Mary 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 -1 -1.7% -1 -1.7%
Wissett 123 125 124 124 123 129 128 129 132 131 -1 -0.8% 8 6.1%

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Parish
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change 2011-12 Change 2003-12
Worlingham 1521 1571 1576 1577 1579 1580 1582 1584 1600 1602 2 0.1% 81 5.1%
Wrentham 443 460 472 479 484 483 496 495 496 495 -1 -0.2% 52 10.5%
TOTAL 52674 53105 53435 53676 53879 54245 54489 54715 54932 55089 157 0.3% 2415 4.4%

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Section 3 – Recent Trends in Suffolk’s Housing Stock

Babergh
Over the past ten years, Babergh has seen a net growth of 2299 dwellings, or
nearly 6%. The level of growth has remained relatively consistent over this
period, with a low of 156 net additional dwellings (2004-05), and a high of 321
(2006-07). The net growth in 2011-12 is slightly higher than the ten year
average, but this is for the most part composed of small changes with 28 parishes
showing no net growth, 14 parishes showing a small net loss, and 31 parishes
showing a small net growth (less than 10 dwellings). Only four parishes show a
net growth of 10 or more dwellings. Great Cornard shows the largest net growth
in 2011-12 (118) with 45% of all growth in Babergh in this period, followed by
Great Waldingfield (27) and Capel St Mary (24).

Great Waldingfield shows a high rate of growth in 2011-12, compared to its
growth over the past ten years (27 in 2011-12, compared to 37 between 2003
and 2012). Sudbury shows an unusually low net growth of 8 dwellings,
compared to an average of 60 dwellings per year over the past ten years. A
similar trend can be seen in Hadleigh, with 5 net additional dwellings in 2011-12,
compared to an average of 25 per year over the last ten years. East Bergholt
shows the largest loss (6) of dwellings; historically East Bergholt’s stock has
fluctuated by around 5 dwellings, likely due to the static caravan park located
within the parish.

Forest Heath
Forest Heath has shown an increasing net growth over the past 10 years, with a
low of 85 net additional dwellings (2003-04), and a high of 673 (2008-09). The
parish of Eriswell has contributed nearly a third of Forest Heath’s growth 2011-
12 (247), following a loss of 136 the previous year. This was due to the
demolition of properties on the Lakenheath airbase, to make way for a new
housing development.

Over the past ten years, Red Lodge has shown the highest net growth with 1203
net additional dwellings, meaning the parish has nearly tripled its housing stock.
Newmarket (799) and Mildenhall (474) show the next highest growth in the past
ten years, but the majority of parishes in the district show a strong net growth,
with only 10 parishes showing little growth, no change, or a small loss.
Herringswell, Red Lodge, and Wangford all show greater than 40% growth in the
past ten years, although Wangford remains the smallest parish, in terms of
housing stock.

Between 2011 and 2012, Kentford shows the highest proportional growth
(17.8%), followed by Eriswell (17.3%) and Red Lodge (7.6%). Red Lodge
continues to show the greatest growth in real terms (the loss of 136 dwellings in
2010-11 gives Eriswell an effective net growth of 111 dwellings; close to Red

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Lodge’s growth of 147), while most other parishes show a low level of net
growth compared to their 10-year average.

Ipswich and the Ipswich Policy Area
Ipswich shows the most extreme trends in net additional dwellings, with a very
strong peak in 2007-08, accounting for more than 20% of the net growth in
Ipswich over the past ten years. In the last three years, this strong surge of
building has fallen off significantly, with fewer net additional dwellings for the
three years combined than for the peak year.

Within the Ipswich Policy Area, the majority of growth over the past ten years
has come from the Suffolk Coastal section, specifically Kesgrave (1544), followed
by Martlesham (169) and Rushmere St Andrew (132). The Babergh section has
showed the lowest growth, but has remained relatively stable in 2011-12.

Mid-Suffolk
In 2011-12, there were two boundary changes within Mid-Suffolk, resulting in a
loss of approximately 105 dwellings from Combs, 52 from Haughley, and a gain
of approximately 157 dwellings in Stowmarket. Taking account of this,
Stowmarket still shows the greatest growth (1681) over the past 10 years,
followed by Elmswell (311), Needham Market (108) and Great Finborough
(100). Accounting for the 2011-12 boundary changes, Haughley has a net
growth of 79, while Combs would show a net growth of 3 dwellings over the past
ten years.

Over the past year, Stowmarket has shown the greatest growth (approx 149 not
from boundary changes), followed by Thurston (23), Walsham-le-Willows (22),
and Great Finborough (20), with a further 4 parishes showing net growth of
more than 10. 44 parishes showed no change in 2011-12, 52 showed little
growth, and 13 showed a small loss. The figures for 2010 and 2011 in Stonham
Aspal and Earl Stonham have been corrected from the previous report, as the
two parishes had been mis-identified. As a consequence, neither parish shows
more than small growth.

St Edmundsbury
Over the past ten years, Bury St Edmunds (2167, including some historical
boundary change in Bury’s favour) and Haverhill (905) have been the main
sources of net additional dwellings, with Ixworth (92) being the next highest.

In 2011-12, the greatest growth was in Bury St Edmunds (109). Haverhill (21)
added less than a quarter of its ten year average, though this appears consistent
with the change over the past three years. Nowton showed the highest
proportional growth at 19.7%, or 15 net additional dwellings in real terms; these
three parishes account for all net growth of 10 or more in 2011-12. 45 parishes
showed no change, 23 showed small growth, and 8 showed a small loss.

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Suffolk Coastal
Kesgrave (1512), Rendlesham (503) and Saxmundham (300) have shown the
greatest growth over the past ten years, with Kesgrave and Rendlesham also
claiming the greatest proportional growth. Foxhall also shows a high
proportional growth, but this was due to a boundary change with Purdis Farm in
2005.

While the most recent growth was very dispersed, with no parish exceeding 20
net additional dwellings in 2011-12, the total change 2011-12 was still over half
the ten year average for Suffolk Coastal, comparable to the other districts. 42
parishes showed no change and 19 showed a small loss.

Waveney
The greatest growth over the last ten years in Waveney has come from Carlton
Coleville (573), Lowestoft (467), and Oulton (347), with Reydon, Beccles,
Bungay, Halesworth and Gisleham each showing growth of more than a hundred
net additional dwellings.

Similarly to Suffolk Coastal, the individual parishes show low numbers of
additional dwellings in 2011-12 (except Carlton Coleville at 70 dwellings), and
growth remains close to the ten year average. 35 parishes showed no change, 10
showed little growth, and 7 showed a small loss.

Suffolk Overview

In the past ten years, Forest Heath shows the strongest percentage growth, with
much of the growth occurring in the last four years. Ipswich unsurprisingly
shows the highest net numerical growth, following a substantial peak in growth
in 2007, allowing Ipswich’s total stock to exceed that of Suffolk Coastal in 2009.
Mid Suffolk has also shown strong growth, both in real and percentage terms.
Babergh and Waveney show similarly small levels of growth, with Waveney
showing the lowest net growth in percentage terms, and Babergh showing the
smallest numerical growth. Despite having a similar level of stock to Ipswich,
Suffolk Coastal and Waveney have shown slower growth over the same period,
due largely to the significant peak in additional dwellings in Ipswich between
2007 and 2009.

Forest Heath also shows the strongest growth between 2011 and 2012, with
nearly double the net gain of the next highest district (Mid Suffolk), and more
than double the net percentage gains. A significant proportion of this growth
comes from the demolition of 136 dwellings the previous year, making way for a
substantial new development, adding 247 dwellings. Accounting for this, Forest
Heath’s net growth would be 513 dwellings – still significantly above the other
districts and boroughs. Mid Suffolk also shows strong growth, with greater net

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and percentage growth than any area except Forest Heath. Nearly half of this is
from Stowmarket, with the remainder comprised of small growth in many of the
other parishes. The smallest growth between 2011 and 2012 is in Waveney,
closely followed by St Edmundsbury. While Waveney has maintained a relatively
low rate of growth over the past ten years, St Edmundsbury’s growth has slowed
significantly over the past four years.

Figure 12 to Figure 15 at the end of this document present maps of the numerical
and proportional net gains and losses between 2011-2012 and 2003-2012.
Figure 14 especially shows how much the major stock gains are concentrated in
relatively few key parishes and settlements, mostly in a manner consistent with
the spread of existing stock shown in Figure 12.

Following the abolition of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) and its
replacement with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in March
2012, authorities are no longer bound to produce the minimum numbers of
dwellings specified in the RSS. Nevertheless, the RSS will have had a significant
effect on most of the 2003-2012 period covered herein; as such it is worth
looking at the relative progress against the old RSS targets (Table 9 – RSS Targets
2001-2021. At between 55% and 60% of the way through the 20 year timeframe
laid out in the RSS plan, most of the district and borough net gains are close to
the RSS targets. Net growth in Forest Heath and Mid Suffolk have exceeded their
old RSS targets. In Waveney, net growth barely reaches the RSS targets, while in
Babergh the net growth falls below what would be expected under the RSS
targets. Ipswich, St Edmundsbury and Suffolk Coastal had the highest RSS
allocations, and their net growth would also fall significantly below the old RSS
targets.

Table 9 – RSS Targets 2001-2021, and Comparison to Net Growth 2001-
2012

RSS Minimum
Housing
Numbers
2001 – 2021
RSS Approx
Housing
Numbers to
2012
2001-2012 Net
Change in
Stock
% of RSS
Target Achieved
to Date
Babergh 5,600 3220 3047 54%
Forest Heath 6,400 3680 3925 61%
Ipswich 15,400 8855 7381 48%
Mid Suffolk 8,300 4772.5 4955 60%
St Edmundsbury 10,000 5750 4316 43%
Suffolk Coastal 10,200 5865 5276 52%
Waveney 5,800 3335 3356 58%
Total 61,700 35477.5 32256 52%

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Section 4 – Housing Market and Second Homes

House Prices and Volume of Sales

When viewed together, median house prices and the volume of sales can provide
an indication of the health and pace of the housing market. As Figure 3 below
shows, house prices rose steadily to 2007, taking a small drop in 2009, and then
returning to or exceeding previous values in 2010 and 2011.

Figure 3 – Median House Price 2002-2011
1
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Median House Price (all types)
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St. Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney
Note – Q4 2011 data has been imputed using an average of the past 10 year’s
seasonal trends.

While the median house price appears relatively stable, the same can not be said
of the volume of sales. Figure 4 shows a significant decrease in the number of
houses sold after 2007. Ipswich and St Edmundsbury showed the largest
decrease from the 2007 to 2008 (down to 48% and 50% respectively), while
Babergh and Forest Heath showed the smallest decrease (down to 57% and 58%
respectively). Unlike the median house prices, the volume of sales across Suffolk
remains at about 60% of the 2002-2007 and 2002-2005 averages. This sluggish
market may suggest that the low flow of housing coming on to the market is
acting to keep house prices high. On the other hand, the figures could be skewed
by people selling their homes only as and when they can be sure of avoiding
negative equity in the sale.

1
HM Land Registry, via DCLG Live Tables 586 and 582. Q4 2011 data has been imputed to allow
for full year 2011 figure.

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Figure 4 – Volume of Sales 2002-2011
2
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Number Sold
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St. Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney
Note – Q4 2011 data has been imputed using an average of the past 10 year’s
seasonal trends.
House Price to Income Ratios

Figure 5 and Figure 6 below show the median-to-median and lower-quartile-to-
lower-quartile price to income ratios (which will now be referred to as the
median ratio and lower quartile ratio). These show how incomes within a
District compare to the house prices within the same District. A median ratio of
5 in Ipswich suggests that a median dwelling in Ipswich will cost five times
Ipswich’s median salary, while in Babergh a median ratio of 7.9 suggests that a
median dwelling in Babergh will cost 7.9 times Babergh’s median salary. Of
course, not everyone who works in a particular district will also choose or be
able to afford to live there. In general, the ratios rose significantly from 2002 to
2005 in all areas. From 2005 onwards, the England and East (East of England)
figures continue to rise until 2007, while locally there was more variation. The
ratio then declines sharply to 2009, increases in 2010, and then drops again in
2011. For England and the East of England the 2011 ratio is comparable with
2004.

More locally, there appears to have been a small dip in 2006, but otherwise the
figures broadly follow the national and regional trends. For the lower quartile
ratio, the 2009 dip was especially sharp in Ipswich. Over the past ten years,
Ipswich appears to have consistently been the most affordable, and currently
stands at 5 (median ratio) and 5.7 (lower quartile ratio), although Waveney
(probably influenced by Lowestoft) was most affordable or joint most affordable
to 2007 in terms of the lower quartile ratio. Babergh has become the least
affordable to its residents, though this has only shown through in the last four

2
HM Land Registry, via DCLG Live Table 584. Q4 2011 data has been imputed to allow for full
year 2011 figure.

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years. Prior to this, both Suffolk Coastal and Mid Suffolk have tended to share the
title of least affordable with Babergh.
It should be noted that a lower price to income ratio does not necessarily imply
that housing is more readily accessible to local people; decreased liquidity,
increased reluctance of banks to lend, negative equity issues, and the difficulty
associated with saving for a deposit will all influence people’s ability to buy a
house.

Figure 5 – Ratio of Median House Price to Median Income
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Median House Price to Median Income ratio
EAST
ENGLAND
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St. Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney
Note: Bars and lines show equivalent data for different regions, but it was chosen
to split the data to improve readability.

3
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) and HM Land Registry via DCLG Live Table 577

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Figure 6 – Ratio of Lower Quartile House Price to Lower Quartile Income
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Lower Quartile House Price to Lower Quartile Income
ratio
EAST
ENGLAND
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St. Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney

4
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) and HM Land Registry via DCLG Live Table 576

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Reposessions

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes quarterly and annual statistics on
mortgage and landlord possession claims and possession orders granted, which
are presented below.

Figure 7 – Annual mortgage possession claims issued
5
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Number of possession claims per 1000 households
Suffolk
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney

Figure 8 – Annual mortgage possession orders issued
5
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Number of possession orders per 1000 households
Suffolk
Babergh
Forest Heath
Ipswich
Mid Suffolk
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk Coastal
Waveney

Ipswich has historically shown the highest level of possession claims and orders
per 1000 households, with Forest Heath a close second, while Suffolk Coastal has

5
Ministry of Justice, Statistics on mortgage and landlord possession actions in the county courts
of England and Wales, 2000 to 2012 Quarter 2, Breakdown by Local Authority

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shown the lowest. Overall, claims and orders started to increase from 2004, and
peaked in 2008, corresponding with the recession. From 2009 onwards, there
has been a significant decrease in the number of claims and orders, some of
which may be due to the much smaller volume of housing sales following the
start of the recession.
Second Homes

Figure 9 below shows the number of dwellings registered as second homes for
Council Tax purposes in Suffolk (second homes are currently entitled to a 10%
discount in each of the districts and boroughs). The majority of second homes
appear to be concentrated in the coastal districts, with Suffolk Coastal and
Waveney accounting for just over 70% of all second homes in Suffolk. While
most of Waveney’s second homes are in band A, with a decreasing number in
each following band, Suffolk Coastal’s second homes have relatively few
dwellings in band A, increase to peak at band D, and then decreasing numbers in
each successive band.

Figure 10 shows the number of second homes in a little more detail by excluding
Suffolk Coastal and Waveney. Babergh has an interesting profile, with a similar
number of second homes in each band except for H. There is some indication of a
peak at band C, so it may be that Babergh follows a similar trend to Suffolk
Coastal (as mentioned above). Ipswich shows a similar trend to Waveney, albeit
with far fewer second homes, as do St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath. Mid
Suffolk shows a different trend to all the other districts, with very few band A
second homes, and slightly more band E and band G properties than expected.
Mid Suffolk appears to show a trend part way between Suffolk Coastal and
Waveney.

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Figure 9 – Second Homes in Suffolk by Council Tax Band, 2011
6
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
A B C D E F G H
Council Tax Band
BaberghForest HeathIpswichMid SuffolkSt EdmundsburySuffolk CoastalWaveney

Figure 10 – Second Homes in Suffolk, 2011; Smaller Scale Trends
6
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
A B C D E F G H
Council Tax Band
BaberghForest HeathIpswichMid SuffolkSt Edmundsbury

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Source: Local Authority Council Taxbase 2011 England, DCLG. Figures as at 03 October 2011.

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Section 5 – Local Authority and Registered Social
Landlord Stock

Affordable housing, most usually Local Authority and Registered Social Landlord
(RSL, also referred to as, or including, Housing Associations) stock forms the
basis for meeting the housing needs of those who would not be able to afford
market housing. Figure 11 shows the number and composition of this affordable
stock. St Edmundsbury, Forest Heath and Suffolk Coastal have no LA stock,
following Large Scale Voluntary Transfers (LSVT) in 2002, 2004 and 1991
respectively.

The level of affordable housing stock broadly follows the total stock in each
district, with 13-14% of total stock being classed as affordable. Suffolk Coastal
and Mid Suffolk show proportionally fewer (11%) than the other districts, while
Ipswich (22%) and to a lesser degree St Edmundsbury (17%) show
proportionally more. In total, there are approximately 47830 social dwellings,
equivalent to more than the total housing stock in St Edmundsbury. Social
dwellings showed a net gain of nearly 800 dwellings between 2010 and 2011,
following a net decrease of nearly 210 dwellings between 2009 and 2010.
Together, the 2009 to 2011 net gains in social housing stock are equivalent to
13% of the total net gains in Suffolk in the same period.

Figure 11 – Local Authority and Housing Association Stock, 2011
7
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
BaberghForest HeathIpswichMid SuffolkSt
Edmundsbury
Suffolk
Coastal
Waveney
LA and HA Stock
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
Total Stock
Local Authority (incl. owned by other LAs)Housing association Total Stock

7
Source: 2011 Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) and Regulatory and Statistics
Retiurn (RSR) via DCLG

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Figure 12 – Total Housing Stock by Parish 2012

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Figure 13 – Housing Stock Change 2011-12 by Parish

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Figure 14 – Housing Stock Change 2003-12 by Parish

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Figure 15 – Housing Stock Change 2003-12 by Parish (%)

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Appendices
Known Boundary Changes

Parish District Approx Stock Transferred
From To
2012-13
Sutton Sutton Heath Suffolk Coastal (In force 1
st
April 2012)
2011-12
Combs Stowmarket Mid Suffolk 105
Haughley Stowmarket Mid Suffolk 52
Fornham All Saints Bury St Edmunds St Edmundsbury 201
Wickhambrook Ousden St Edmundsbury 11
2010-11
Kesgrave Rushmere St Andrew Suffolk Coastal 20
Ufford Melton Suffolk Coastal
2009-10
Hoxne Denham Mid Suffolk
Westhorpe Bacton Mid Suffolk 7
Great Ashfield Badwell Ash Mid Suffolk
Drinkstone Woolpit Mid Suffolk
Woolpit Wetherden Mid Suffolk
Woolpit Shelland Mid Suffolk
Buxhall Great Finborough Mid Suffolk 25
Combs Battisford Mid Suffolk 26
Ringshall Battisford Mid Suffolk 5
Barking Needham Market Mid Suffolk 3
Great Bricett Ringshall Mid Suffolk 6
Baylham Great Blakenham Mid Suffolk
Whitton Claydon Mid Suffolk
Claydon Barham Mid Suffolk 8
Claydon Akenham Mid Suffolk
2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05
Purdis Farm Foxhall Suffolk Coastal
2003-04