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Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

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About

The Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North area in Mid Suffolk covers a group of villages set in mainly arable countryside. Settlement is concentrated in small village centres linked by lanes, hedgerows and footpaths. Farms, allotments and small woodlands sit between houses, and public rights of way cross fields and connect the communities. Local facilities are dispersed: village halls, parish greens, shops and sports pitches provide focal points for daily life and short, regular journeys within the area.

Community institutions shape local activity. Thurston Community College provides secondary education for the wider locality, while primary schools, playgroups and volunteer groups operate from village halls. Elmswell supports a modest civic centre with local businesses; Badwell Ash retains its compact core around the green and hall. Seasonal fairs, parish meetings and footpath maintenance are common, and a network of hedgerow corridors and small conservation patches runs through the farmland, sustaining farmland birds and pollinators.

Area overview

On average Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North has very low deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 43 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 6.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North is £64,365 per year. There are 4 schools in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North: 3 primary (1 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North is home to around 8,870 people, with a population density of about 174.0 per km2.

Crime rate
3/10
Crimes per 1k residents
43
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
6.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North Population
8,870
Population density
174 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
24.92(-20%)
Other theft
4.51(-19%)
Anti-social behaviour
3.49(-70%)
Public order
3.38(-35%)
Shoplifting
3.27(-54%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
8,374
94.39%
Other White
220
2.48%
Irish
51
0.57%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
40
0.45%
White and Asian (mixed)
25
0.28%
Total population: 8,872

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,575
35.06%
Level 3 (A level)
1,351
18.39%
No qualifications
1,049
14.28%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,028
14%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
748
10.18%
Total 16+ residents: 7,345

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,667
44.35%
Owns with a mortgage
1,311
34.88%
Private landlord or letting agency
386
10.27%
Social rents from council
142
3.78%
Other forms of private rent
110
2.93%
Total households: 3,759

Property prices in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

Based on 179 recent sales, the median property price is £350,000 in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North area, with individual transactions ranging from £115,500 up to £1,185,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached100£444,995
Flats2£134,500
Semi-Detached50£274,998
Terraced27£235,000

10 years median price trend in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North.

All postcodes in Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North

IP313GJ

Star Wing Drive

IP309PB

Church Road

IP313DS

Langham Road

IP313DY

Back Lane

IP313SW

Heath Court

IP313GT

Poplar Farm Lane

IP309GH

Blacksmiths Way

IP309GR

Glebe Crescent

IP309PF

Church Road

IP309PL

New Road

IP312LG

The Street

IP313SR

School Road

IP309UE

Oxer Close

IP313RY

School Lane

IP313TA

The Rose Gardens

IP313NF

Ashfield Road

IP313NL

Ashfield Road

IP313SB

School Road

IP313SE

Stoney Lane

IP309EF

Bennett Avenue

IP309FA

Loch Rannoch Close

IP313EQ

Austin Close

IP313EU

Richer Road

IP313GW

Old Forge Close

IP313LU

Woolpit Road

IP313PS

The Hambros

IP313QU

Station Hill

IP313RF

The Planche

IP313SZ

Sandpit Drive

IP313EE

Old School Cottage

IP313ET

Richer Close

IP313FA

Back Lane

IP309HU

Bakers Mill

IP313TL

Field View

IP309BU

Home Field

IP309DW

Elliston Close

IP309EB

Rose Lane

IP309PD

The Drift

IP313DN

St Marys Crescent

IP313DQ

Richer Road

IP313FY

Cutcheys Field

IP313PY

Howes Avenue

IP313QZ

Beyton Road

IP309BS

Cooks Road

IP309FB

Little Green

IP309NS

Elmswella Crescent

IP309YT

Freedom Road

IP313GU

Meadow Acre

IP313TR

Pheasant Close

IP309UJ

Orchard Close

IP313GD

Maplefields

IP313LP

Ixworth Road

IP313NP

Manor View

IP313UF

Gatekeeper Close

IP309EX

Bennett Avenue

IP309PZ

Errington Way

IP313ED

Ixworth Road

IP313GE

Kings Road

IP313LZ

School Close

IP313PJ

Heath Road

IP313SY

School Road

IP313UD

Speckled Wood Close

IP309ER

Elmswell & Woolpit

IP309NZ

Flatts Lane

IP313JD

The Row

IP313JU

Kiln Lane

IP309HH

Oak Lane

IP309QD

Ashley Close

IP313RL

Stockhold Green

IP313UW

Ghent Field Walk

IP309BT

New Road

IP309UF

Pyes Meadow

IP313NU

The Hawthorns

IP313NW

Hardings Lane

IP313PF

Blackbird Close

IP313RW

Post Office Lane

IP313SP

School Road

IP313UR

Shaw Drive

IP313FP

Nuts Pightle

IP313RZ

St Peters Way

IP313TH

Rectory Gardens

IP309FZ

Long Gilberts Road

IP313DU

Old Vicarage Drive

IP313NT

Marley Close

IP313PB

Norton Road

IP313QH

Norton Road

IP313QP

Jacob Close

IP313UL

Gates Close

IP309HB

The Granary

IP309PR

Leys Road

IP313RU

Church Road

IP309NN

Broadgrass Green

IP309XT

Elmswell & Woolpit

IP309ZA

Everetts Way

IP313LW

The Paddocks

IP313NN

Ashfield Road

IP313PU

Rowan Way

IP313QQ

Hunter Drive

IP313SA

Birch Road

IP309GJ

Whatley Close

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.