Strong on transport, with safety to consider

Abbeygate at a glance

House prices
£260,000
Middle39th percentile
Schools
38th percentile
Middle
Transport
85th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
181.7 per 1,000 residents
Weak5th percentile
Flood risk
12.4% of the area in flood zones
Middle74th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Abbeygate a good place to live?

Abbeygate may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in West Suffolk below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Movers who value stronger transport access

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Abbeygate

Crime rate

Crime rate
181.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
5th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Abbeygate

House prices

Median sale price
£260,000
Percentile
39th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 91 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Abbeygate

Schools

38th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Abbeygate

Flood risk

12.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 8% of the area. That is the 74th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Abbeygate

Transport

85th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Abbeygate a good place to live?

Abbeygate may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Abbeygate safe?

Abbeygate ranks in the 5th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Abbeygate?

The median sale price was £260,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 39th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Abbeygate?

Schools rank in the 38th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Abbeygate?

Nearby public profiles include St. Olaves in West Suffolk and Newmarket North in West Suffolk.