Detached
£496,666
2% above the Southwold average
21.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Southwold? £487,905
The average house price in Southwold is £487,905, based on 34 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 27.5% (£185,351) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −27.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 34
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Southwold?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£610,133
25% above the Southwold average
17.5% of sales
Terraced
£602,266
23% above the Southwold average
47.5% of sales
Flats
£281,000
42% below the Southwold average
13.8% of sales
Are house prices in Southwold going up or down?
House prices in Southwold are falling: down 27.5% (£185,351) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 8.6% (£38,713).
Past 12 months
−27.5%
−£185,351From £673,256 to £487,905
£673,256£487,905
Past 10 years
+8.6%
+£38,713From £449,192 to £487,905
£793,287£449,192
Quick answers for Southwold
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£2,760,000
Highest average, reached in September 2023
How many homes sold?
34
In the last 12 months-12.8% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
47.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
80.0% of sales
How many people live in Southwold?
952
826 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 Southwold?
521
452 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Southwold?
149 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 21 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.8% of the area · 6 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does Southwold rank?
15th most expensive area of Waveney.
Compared with 58 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Southwold?
The highest recorded sale prices in Southwold, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Southwold compare with nearby areas?
Southwold compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Waveney.
Southwold vs Reydon
- Southwold
- £487,905
- Reydon
- £374,947−£112,958
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Southwold vs South Cove
- Southwold
- £487,905
- South Cove
- £1,375,000+£887,095
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Southwold vs Wangford with Henham
- Southwold
- £487,905
- Wangford with Henham
- £277,017−£210,888
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Southwold vs Frostenden
- Southwold
- £487,905
- Frostenden
- £304,666−£183,239
Open comparison
Southwold vs Uggeshall
- Southwold
- £487,905
- Uggeshall
- £320,000−£167,905
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Southwold vs Wrentham
- Southwold
- £487,905
- Wrentham
- £307,740−£180,165
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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.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 04:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Southwold dataset covers 157 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.