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Howard Estate & Northgate

Middle area

The middle of the West Suffolk. 7,155 people in 1.8 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 Howard Estate & Northgate’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£234,000
2,299th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,999
4,246th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Howard Estate & Northgate compares

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Howard Estate & NorthgateMiddle
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. Howard Estate & Northgate is £234,000.
£234,0002nd lowest
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. Howard Estate & Northgate is 6,999.
6,9994th lowest
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%. Howard Estate & Northgate is 99.7%.
99.7%joint highest
Claimant rate21 middle areas, West Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Suffolk21 areas from 0.9% to 4.6%. The middle area is 2.3%. Howard Estate & Northgate is 4.6%.
4.6%highest

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 Howard Estate & Northgate alone. See West Suffolk

Average house price
£294,810
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,628
149th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.2
115th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Howard Estate & Northgate in brief

The median price paid for a home in Howard Estate & Northgate was £234,000 in 2025.

Howard Estate & Northgate had 6,999 usual residents at the census.

In Howard Estate & Northgate, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Howard Estate & Northgate, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.