Compare

Bury St Edmunds Central

Middle area

The east of the West Suffolk. 9,031 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Bury St Edmunds Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£290,000
Joint 3,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,377
Joint 2,919th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bury St Edmunds Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bury St Edmunds Central at a rate of 153.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences561
Other crime296
Shoplifting204
Criminal damage and arson99
Drug offences81
Anti-social behaviour56
Vehicle crime27
Burglary26
Theft from the person19
Robbery14

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bury St Edmunds Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bury St Edmunds CentralMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from £225,000 to £387,500. The middle area is £290,000. Bury St Edmunds Central is £290,000.
£290,000joint 9th most expensive
Population21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 6,520 to 11,154. The middle area is 8,377. Bury St Edmunds Central is 8,377.
8,37711th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 middle areas, West Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 0.0% to 87.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bury St Edmunds Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, West Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 45.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 86.1%. Bury St Edmunds Central is 94.5%.
94.5%7th highest

Is Bury St Edmunds Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bury St Edmunds Central at a rate of 153.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across West Suffolk.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bury St Edmunds Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (561), other crime (296) and shoplifting (204).

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 West Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Suffolk and not Bury St Edmunds Central alone. See West Suffolk

Average house price
£295,860
Down 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,628
149th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.2
115th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bury St Edmunds Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bury St Edmunds Central was £290,000 in 2025.

Bury St Edmunds Central had 8,377 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Bury St Edmunds Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bury St Edmunds Central, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.