The median home in Thurston sells for £345,000
That is the middle of 252 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 4.9 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.
57% of Thurston’s sales are detached houses
252 homes sold in three years: 143 detached houses, 72 semi-detached houses, 35 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 143 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £355K–£485K
- Last 12 months
- £383K34 sold
- New build
- £455K
median sale · 72 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £248K–£330K
- Last 12 months
- £260K22 sold
- New build
- £318K
median sale · 35 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £213K–£285K
- Last 12 months
- £213K9 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 57% 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 Thurston’s homes sold for between £266K and £445K
One sale in ten was under £232K and one in ten over £510K. 16% sold for under £250K.
The median, £345,000, sits in the £300–400K band
252 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £63,000 in 1995 to £310,000 in the last 12 months (£285,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
65 sales in the last 12 months, against 162 in 2021, the busiest year, and 32 in 2008. Sales fell by 40% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 27%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 131% more sales than 2020.
Thurston costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Thurston, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £77K | £122K | £225K | £256K | £335K | £333K | £383K |
| Semi-detached houses | £54K | £79K | £150K | £155K | £214K | £225K | £260K |
| Terraced houses | £45K | £74K | £129K | £147K | £179K | £215K | £213K |
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.
14% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
514 new homes have been sold in Thurston since 1995; the share peaked at 69% in 2022.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £400,000
against £325,000 for a home sold on, 23% 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.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 5.2% sold leasehold in Thurston. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Meadow Brown Way is Thurston’s busiest street, with 22 sales in three years
17 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Meadow Brown Way | IP31 | 22 | £355,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Star Wing Drive | IP31 | 14 | £489,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Victoria Close | IP31 | 11 | £302,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Ghent Field Circle | IP31 | 10 | £277,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Maltings Garth | IP31 | 9 | £395,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Pond Field Road | IP31 | 9 | £270,745 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Barton Road | IP31 | 8 | £506,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Lady Road | IP31 | 8 | £328,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Bassett Road | IP31 | 8 | £313,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Double Road | IP31 | 8 | £277,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Orange Tip Close | IP31 | 7 | £515,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Small Copper Corner | IP31 | 6 | £470,050 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Barleyfields | IP31 | 5 | £445,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Kings Road | IP31 | 5 | £379,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 15 | School Road | IP31 | 5 | £268,000 | Mixed |
Orange Tip Close: £515,000
Field View: £217,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.4 times 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.
Thurston is the 5th most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Thurston is one of Suffolk’s dearest 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.
Thurston’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bury St Edmunds.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston | — | £345K | 65 | +43% |
| Great Barton | 2 | £455K | 20 | +17% |
| Ixworth | 3.4 | £323K | 20 | +17% |
| Woolpit | 4 | £365K | 19 | +20% |
| Bury St Edmunds | 4.1 | £289K | 583 | +20% |
| Elmswell | 4.6 | £320K | 81 | +36% |
| Stanton | 6 | £280K | 25 | +26% |
| Walsham le Willows | 6.6 | £328K | 9 | +36% |
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 Thurston
What is the average house price in Thurston?
The median home in Thurston sold for £345,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 252 standard sales (£310,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £410,000, semi-detached houses £275,372 and terraced houses £250,000.
Are house prices going up in Thurston?
The median was £330,000 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£350,000), and £310,000 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 Thurston each year?
65 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 87 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Thurston?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Orange Tip Close (IP31, £515,000), Barton Road (IP31, £506,250) and Star Wing Drive (IP31, £489,995).
How much does a new build cost in Thurston?
New homes sold for a median £400,000 over three years, against £325,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 29% of sales.
Is Thurston expensive for Suffolk?
Thurston is the 5th 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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