Detached
£451,205
41% above the Suffolk average
34.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Suffolk? £318,873
The average house price in Suffolk is £318,873, based on 9,810 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.8% (£2,419) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9,810
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Suffolk?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£282,204
11% below the Suffolk average
29.7% of sales
Terraced
£241,507
24% below the Suffolk average
27.4% of sales
Flats
£165,536
48% below the Suffolk average
8.0% of sales
Are house prices in Suffolk going up or down?
House prices in Suffolk are falling: down 0.8% (£2,419) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.5% (£78,163).
Past 12 months
−0.8%
−£2,419From £321,292 to £318,873
£324,763£318,873
Past 10 years
+32.5%
+£78,163From £240,710 to £318,873
£334,966£240,710
Quick answers for Suffolk
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£358,491
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
9,810
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
34.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
37.0% of sales
How many people live in Suffolk?
760,490
511 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Suffolk?
333,432
224 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Suffolk?
49 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.0% of the area · 324 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Suffolk?
59 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +2.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in Suffolk?
13,443 listed buildings
10.0% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 61% of areas in England and Wales.
174 conservation areas · 402 Grade I · 333 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Suffolk?
NO₂ 8.4 µg/m³
High for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ (Very High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Babergh
£369,191
Least expensive
Ipswich
£243,316
How does Suffolk rank?
33rd most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Suffolk?
The highest recorded sale prices in Suffolk, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Suffolk compare with nearby areas?
Suffolk compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Suffolk vs Norfolk
- Suffolk
- £318,873
- Norfolk
- £296,979−£21,894
Open comparison
Suffolk vs Essex
- Suffolk
- £318,873
- Essex
- £410,914+£92,041
Open comparison
Suffolk vs Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Suffolk
- £318,873
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- £362,340+£43,467
Open comparison
Suffolk vs Southend-on-Sea
- Suffolk
- £318,873
- Southend-on-Sea
- £367,995+£49,122
Open comparison
Suffolk vs Thurrock
- Suffolk
- £318,873
- Thurrock
- £363,140+£44,267
Open comparison
Suffolk vs Medway
- Suffolk
- £318,873
- Medway
- £317,644−£1,229
Open comparison
Which areas of Suffolk are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 5 areas of Suffolk, most expensive first.
- 1
£369,191
Change over one year: +0.2%
- 2
£343,581
Change over one year: +0.4%
- 3
£326,130
Change over one year: −1.1%
- 4
£320,571
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 5
£243,316
Change over one year: +0.4%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Suffolk dataset covers 32,300 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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