Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Capel St. Mary at a glance
- House prices
- £350,000
- Middle64th percentile
- Schools
- 48th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 19th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 30 per 1,000 residents
- Strong92nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle31st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Capel St. Mary a good place to live?
Capel St. Mary may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Babergh below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Capel St. Mary
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 30 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 92nd percentile nationally
Lower crime than 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 Capel St. Mary
House prices
- Median sale price
- £350,000
- Percentile
- 64th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 31 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 Capel St. Mary
Schools
48th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Capel St. Mary
Flood risk
2.4% 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 1.8% of the area. That is the 31st 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 Capel St. Mary
Transport
19th 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.
FAQs
Is Capel St. Mary a good place to live?
Capel St. Mary may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Capel St. Mary safe?
Capel St. Mary ranks in the 92nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Capel St. Mary?
The median sale price was £350,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 64th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Capel St. Mary?
Schools rank in the 48th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Capel St. Mary?
Nearby public profiles include Brantham in Babergh and East Bergholt in Babergh.
