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South Newmarket & Racecourse

Middle area

The west of the West Suffolk. 10,224 people in 9.7 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 South Newmarket & Racecourse’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£285,000
3,446th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,751
1,369th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Newmarket & Racecourse compares

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

South Newmarket & RacecourseMiddle
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. South Newmarket & Racecourse is £285,000.
£285,000joint 8th 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. South Newmarket & Racecourse is 9,751.
9,7514th 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%. South Newmarket & Racecourse is 92.0%.
92.0%8th 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%. South Newmarket & Racecourse is 3.1%.
3.1%7th 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 South Newmarket & Racecourse 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
South Newmarket & Racecourse in brief

The median price paid for a home in South Newmarket & Racecourse was £285,000 in 2025.

South Newmarket & Racecourse had 9,751 usual residents at the census.

In South Newmarket & Racecourse, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Newmarket & Racecourse, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.