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Lakenheath

Middle area

The north west of the West Suffolk. 9,291 people in 51 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 Lakenheath’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£250,000
2,668th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,724
2,433rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lakenheath compares

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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. Lakenheath is £250,000.
£250,0005th 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. Lakenheath is 8,724.
8,72410th highest
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%. Lakenheath is 74.8%.
74.8%7th lowest
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%. Lakenheath is 0.9%.
0.9%lowest

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 Lakenheath 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
Lakenheath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lakenheath was £250,000 in 2025.

Lakenheath had 8,724 usual residents at the census.

In Lakenheath, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lakenheath, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.