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Wickham Market & Melton

Middle area

The south west of the East Suffolk. 7,805 people in 22 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Wickham Market & Melton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£360,000
2,476th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,670
4,120th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wickham Market & Melton compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from £143,250 to £482,500. The middle area is £290,000. Wickham Market & Melton is £360,000.
£360,0006th highest
Population30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 5,842 to 13,090. The middle area is 8,014. Wickham Market & Melton is 7,670.
7,67012th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 38.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.8%. Wickham Market & Melton is 85.1%.
85.1%11th lowest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Suffolk30 areas from 1.1% to 7.3%. The middle area is 2.3%. Wickham Market & Melton is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 9th lowest

Figures for the whole of East Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Wickham Market & Melton alone. See East Suffolk

Average house price
£276,301
Down 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,793
117th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wickham Market & Melton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wickham Market & Melton was £360,000 in 2025.

Wickham Market & Melton had 7,670 usual residents at the census.

In Wickham Market & Melton, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wickham Market & Melton, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.