# Wickham Market & Melton

The south west of the East Suffolk. 7,805 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.

Wickham Market & Melton had 7,670 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006291. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wickham Market & Melton was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 2,476th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/wickham-market-and-melton#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,670** (2021). Wickham Market & Melton had 7,670 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,120th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/wickham-market-and-melton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in Wickham Market & Melton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/wickham-market-and-melton#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.1%** (January 2026). In Wickham Market & Melton, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/wickham-market-and-melton#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02006291) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 86% of people in Wickham Market & Melton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02006291) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 178 homes were sold in Wickham Market & Melton in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02006291) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Wickham Market & Melton.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02006291) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wickham Market & Melton had 7,670 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Wickham Market & Melton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickham Market & Melton at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 141 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Wickham Market & Melton compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Wickham Market & Melton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £360,000 | 6th most expensive | 30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2025 |
| Population | 7,670 | 12th least populated | 30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 86% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 middle areas, East Suffolk · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.1% | 11th lowest | 30 middle areas, East Suffolk · Jan 2026 |

## Is Wickham Market & Melton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickham Market & Melton at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wickham Market & Melton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (141), other crime (55) and criminal damage and arson (37).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

- **Average house price: £277,949** (August 2026). East Suffolk’s average house price was £277,949 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,793** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Suffolk earned a median of £36,793 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 117th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in East Suffolk costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 156th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). East Suffolk has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## 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.
About 86% of people in Wickham Market & Melton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wickham Market & Melton, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006291
- Ward: [Melton †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/ward/melton)
- Constituency: [Suffolk Coastal †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/suffolk-coastal)
- Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 22.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,805*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 27

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/westerfield-grundisburgh-and-bredfield), [Rendlesham, Orford & Hollesley](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/rendlesham-orford-and-hollesley), [Framlingham & Hacheston](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/framlingham-and-hacheston), [Woodbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/woodbridge)

## Latest updates for Wickham Market & Melton

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006291

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