Stow Thorney
Strong on safety and transport, with schools to consider
Stow Thorney at a glance
- House prices
- £255,000
- Middle38th percentile
- Schools
- 22nd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 95th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 38.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong83rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle37th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Stow Thorney a good place to live?
Stow Thorney may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Mid Suffolk below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Stow Thorney
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 38.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 83rd 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 Stow Thorney
House prices
- Median sale price
- £255,000
- Percentile
- 38th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 98 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 Stow Thorney
Schools
22nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Stow Thorney
Flood risk
3% 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 1.1% of the area. That is the 37th 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 Stow Thorney
Transport
95th 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 Stow Thorney a good place to live?
Stow Thorney may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Stow Thorney safe?
Stow Thorney ranks in the 83rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Stow Thorney?
The median sale price was £255,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 38th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Stow Thorney?
Schools rank in the 22nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Stow Thorney?
Nearby public profiles include Blakenham in Mid Suffolk and Needham Market in Mid Suffolk.
