When did prices peak?
£280,993
SEPT 2023
Price history
What is the average house price in Ipswich?
£242,400
Average price per property type
Detached
£418,286
Semi-Detached
£261,521
Terraced
£214,114
Flats
£129,005
Are prices going up or down?
Short term 📉
Prices decreased by £1,389 (0.57%) over the past year
AUG 2025JUL 2026
Long term 📈
Prices increased by £63,352 (35.38%) over the past 10 years
JUL 2016JUL 2026
Quick answers for Ipswich
6 key facts at a glance.
How many homes sold?
1,576
Last 12 months · -21.7% year on year
Sales trendsWhat sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
38.5% of recent sales
Property typesWhat is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
66.2% of sales
Price rangesWhich areas cost the most and least?
Highest
St Margaret's
£338,293
Lowest
Gipping
£183,188
How does Ipswich rank?
5th most expensive area of Suffolk.
Compared with 5 areas
View Suffolk pricesMost expensive houses in Ipswich
The five highest recorded property sales in Ipswich.
#1
2 friars bridge road, suffolk
#2
portman house , ipswich
#3
25 - 27 tavern street, suffolk
#4
186 cauldwell hall road, suffolk
#5
bolton aerospace hadleigh road, suffolk
How do house prices in Ipswich compare with nearby areas?
Ipswich compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Suffolk.
Ipswich vs Babergh
- Ipswich
- £242,400
- Babergh
- £366,985+£124,585
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Ipswich vs Mid Suffolk
- Ipswich
- £242,400
- Mid Suffolk
- £344,764+£102,364
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Ipswich vs East Suffolk
- Ipswich
- £242,400
- East Suffolk
- £328,488+£86,088
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Ipswich vs West Suffolk
- Ipswich
- £242,400
- West Suffolk
- £318,624+£76,224
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Areas in Ipswich
Open a child area for its sold-price average. These links are the crawlable location hierarchy.
| Rank | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Margaret's | £338,293 |
| 2 | Bixley | £314,971 |
| 3 | Rushmere | £293,180 |
| 4 | Castle Hill | £289,959 |
| 5 | Stoke Park | £263,302 |
| 6 | St John's | £248,279 |
| 7 | Priory Heath | £248,058 |
| 8 | Sprites | £237,650 |
| 9 | Gainsborough | £233,128 |
| 10 | Alexandra | £214,898 |
| 11 | Whitehouse | £207,479 |
| 12 | Holywells | £204,210 |
| 13 | Bridge | £198,424 |
| 14 | Westgate | £196,399 |
| 15 | Gipping | £183,188 |
Data sources
Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry
Last updated at 15 September 2026 at 07:15 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Ipswich dataset covers 4,872 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.