Bury St Edmunds vs Thetford

At £282,030, Thetford undercuts Bury St Edmunds (£385,760) by around 37% on average house prices. The most affordable entry point in Bury St Edmunds is a flat at £192,657, while in Thetford it is a flat at £143,414.

Crime rate data is not available for both Bury St Edmunds and Thetford at this time.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

Of the 14 schools in Bury St Edmunds, 90% are in the top two inspection bands. In Thetford, which has 9 schools, the figure is 71.4%.

Broadband & Connectivity

Broadband in Bury St Edmunds averages 470.8 Mbps – ahead of Thetford's 338.6 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 99% of premises in Bury St Edmunds and 92.4% in Thetford. Gigabit availability stands at 92% in Bury St Edmunds and 60.4% in Thetford.

→Bury St Edmunds is the faster of the two by 39% on average download speed (471 vs 339 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Energy efficiency favours Bury St Edmunds, scoring 70.7 on average (band C) compared to 69.9 (band C) in Thetford. Estimated annual energy costs average £1,225 in Bury St Edmunds and £1,284 in Thetford. 62.5% of homes in Bury St Edmunds have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 59.6% in Thetford.

→Bury St Edmunds has more energy-efficient housing — 62.5% reach band C or above, vs 59.6% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Median household income is £30,720 in Bury St Edmunds and £29,757.5 in Thetford. The median age is 44.2 in Bury St Edmunds and 45.8 in Thetford. Employment rates stand at 60.5% in Bury St Edmunds and 58.1% in Thetford. Owner-occupancy is 60.2% in Bury St Edmunds versus 63.6% in Thetford. Bury St Edmunds has a population of 41,279 and Thetford has 25,502.

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