Gunton & St. Margarets
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Gunton & St. Margarets at a glance
- House prices
- £267,500
- Middle41st percentile
- Schools
- 27th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 70.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle46th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle41st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Gunton & St. Margarets a good place to live?
Gunton & St. Margarets has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in East Suffolk below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Gunton & St. Margarets
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 70.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 46th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Gunton & St. Margarets
House prices
- Median sale price
- £267,500
- Percentile
- 41st percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 92 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 Gunton & St. Margarets
Schools
27th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Gunton & St. Margarets
Flood risk
3.6% 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 2.7% of the area. That is the 41st 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 Gunton & St. Margarets
Transport
70th 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 Gunton & St. Margarets a good place to live?
Gunton & St. Margarets has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Gunton & St. Margarets safe?
Gunton & St. Margarets ranks in the 46th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Gunton & St. Margarets?
The median sale price was £267,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 41st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Gunton & St. Margarets?
Schools rank in the 27th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Gunton & St. Margarets?
Nearby public profiles include Lothingland in East Suffolk and Carlton Colville in East Suffolk.
