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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Ipswich is £243,316 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 0.4%.

England / Suffolk

Ipswich

£243,316

Average price, last 12 months

+0.4% in a year
OCT 2016£184kSEPT 2026£243k

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What can I buy with my budget in Ipswich?

With £250,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Ipswich.

£250,000

Ipswich

  • Flats

    £127,370

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £214,925

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £261,656

    £12k short

  • Detached

    £406,897

    £157k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Ipswich?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Ipswich costs £1,217 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Ipswich

    £1,217

    a month

    Average price
    £243,316
    Deposit
    £24,332
    Mortgage
    £218,984
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £48,663

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £406,897

Semi-detached

  • £261,656

Terraced

  • £214,925

Flats

  • £127,370

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Ipswich

Mostly semi-detached houses

13%
39%
31%
17%

How much do prices vary within Ipswich?

In Ipswich the priciest area costs 1.8× the cheapest.

Ipswich15 areas

Cheapest: Gipping, £179,152. Priciest: St Margaret's, £330,635.

Gipping: £179,152Westgate: £199,214Bridge: £204,189Holywells: £207,766Alexandra: £208,973Whitehouse: £210,564Gainsborough: £234,022Sprites: £235,650Priory Heath: £243,850St John's: £251,449Stoke Park: £269,960Rushmere: £293,002Castle Hill: £305,338Bixley: £327,300St Margaret's: £330,635
  • Ipswich average, £243,316

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Ipswich?

Ipswich has 40 public parks among 270 green space sites. Green space covers 12.6% of the area: about 36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Ipswich

    12.6%

    of the land is green space
    36 m² per resident, or 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    40 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Ipswich?

Ipswich has about 25 residents for every football pitch of land, or 8,958 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Ipswich
25 people per football pitch of land · 8,958 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Ipswich?

Prices in Ipswich were down on a year earlier in 37 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 0.4% on a year earlier.

Ipswich37 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    £243,316

Change over 1 year

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    +£853

Change over ~10 years

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    +£61,646

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    1,633

Number of postcodes

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    4,872

Households (Census 2021)

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    59,524

Household density

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    3,817 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    139,691

Population density

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    8,958 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    36 m² per resident · more than 60% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    12.6%

Public parks

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    40

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    95 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    +7.2%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    6.5 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    SEPT 2023 · £280,993

Most common price band

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    £200k – £300k · 42.6%

Detached average

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    £406,897

Semi-detached average

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    £261,656

Terraced average

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    £214,925

Flats average

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    £127,370

Detached share of sales

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    12.8%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    39.1%

Terraced share of sales

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    31.2%

Flats share of sales

  • Ipswich

    England / Suffolk / Ipswich

    16.9%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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