Photo: Kelly · CC0The median home in Lakenheath sells for £248,000
That is the middle of 207 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.9 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Two thirds of Lakenheath’s sales are detached houses
207 homes sold in three years: 130 detached houses, 56 semi-detached houses, 19 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 130 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £233K–£340K
- Last 12 months
- £291K42 sold
- New build
- £340K
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £193K–£265K
- Last 12 months
- £231K14 sold
- New build
- £244K
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £168K–£244K
- Last 12 months
- £145K5 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Lakenheath’s homes sold for between £215K and £305K
One sale in ten was under £179K and one in ten over £375K. 50% sold for under £250K.
The median, £248,000, sits in the £200–250K band
207 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.9 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £44,000 in 1995 to £260,000 in the last 12 months (£195,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
61 sales in the last 12 months, against 222 in 2003, the busiest year, and 53 in 2010. Sales fell by 63% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 5%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 34% more sales than 2020.
Lakenheath costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Lakenheath, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £48K | £81K | £153K | £166K | £171K | £239K | £291K |
| Semi-detached houses | £34K | £63K | £125K | £115K | £149K | £185K | £231K |
| Terraced houses | £35K | £45K | £96K | £94K | £125K | £163K | £145K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
15% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
269 new homes have been sold in Lakenheath since 1995; the share peaked at 30% in 2008.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £285,995
against £245,000 for a home sold on, 17% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Lakenheath. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
High Street is Lakenheath’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
13 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Street | IP27 | 17 | £216,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Sandgalls Road | IP27 | 9 | £242,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Caudle Avenue | IP27 | 9 | £236,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Violet Street | IP27 | 8 | £311,997 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Eriswell Drive | IP27 | 8 | £228,750 | Mixed |
| 6 | Cowslip Way | IP27 | 7 | £330,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Wings Road | IP27 | 6 | £347,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Covey Way | IP27 | 6 | £232,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Eriswell Road | IP27 | 5 | £280,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Highfields | IP27 | 5 | £275,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Sandgalls Drive | IP27 | 5 | £230,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Snowdrop Road | IP27 | 5 | £217,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Wingfield Avenue | IP27 | 5 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Wings Road: £347,500
Wingfield Avenue: £180,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Lakenheath is the 27th most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Lakenheath is in the middle of Suffolk’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Suffolk with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Lakenheath’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Brandon.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakenheath | — | £248K | 61 | +43% |
| Little Eriswell | 1.9 | £243K | 13 | +67% |
| Beck Row | 3.3 | £271K | 51 | +46% |
| Hockwold cum Wilton | 3.6 | £295K | 17 | +44% |
| Mildenhall | 4.6 | £245K | 100 | +45% |
| Brandon | 4.7 | £220K | 107 | +43% |
| Feltwell | 4.9 | £243K | 32 | +17% |
| Weeting | 5.2 | £230K | 25 | +39% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Lakenheath
What is the average house price in Lakenheath?
The median home in Lakenheath sold for £248,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 207 standard sales (£260,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £265,000, semi-detached houses £232,250 and terraced houses £205,000.
Are house prices going up in Lakenheath?
The median was £250,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£243,500), and £260,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Lakenheath each year?
61 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 83 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Lakenheath?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Wings Road (IP27, £347,500), Cowslip Way (IP27, £330,000) and Violet Street (IP27, £311,997).
How much does a new build cost in Lakenheath?
New homes sold for a median £285,995 over three years, against £245,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 14% of sales.
Is Lakenheath expensive for Suffolk?
Lakenheath is the 27th most expensive of 35 towns of 2,500 or more in Suffolk by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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