Detached
£315,400
34% above the Sprites average
11.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Sprites? £235,650
The average house price in Sprites is £235,650, based on 73 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.0% (£2,404) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 73
- 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 Sprites?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£249,891
6% above the Sprites average
50.0% of sales
Terraced
£227,476
3% below the Sprites average
30.6% of sales
Flats
£116,100
51% below the Sprites average
8.2% of sales
Are house prices in Sprites going up or down?
House prices in Sprites are rising: up 1.0% (£2,404) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 33.7% (£59,348).
Past 12 months
+1.0%
+£2,404From £233,246 to £235,650
£237,477£228,768
Past 10 years
+33.7%
+£59,348From £176,302 to £235,650
£239,277£173,354
Quick answers for Sprites
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£345,000
Highest average, reached in September 2024
How many homes sold?
73
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
50.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
65.9% of sales
How many people live in Sprites?
6,848
14,350 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Sprites?
2,988
6,262 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 Sprites?
10 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.8% of the area · 2 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 Sprites?
76 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +8.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very 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 does Sprites rank?
8th most expensive area of Ipswich.
Compared with 15 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Sprites?
The highest recorded sale prices in Sprites, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Sprites compare with nearby areas?
Sprites compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Ipswich.
Sprites vs Stoke Park
- Sprites
- £235,650
- Stoke Park
- £269,960+£34,310
Open comparison
Sprites vs Gipping
- Sprites
- £235,650
- Gipping
- £179,152−£56,498
Open comparison
Sprites vs Bridge
- Sprites
- £235,650
- Bridge
- £204,189−£31,461
Open comparison
Sprites vs Westgate
- Sprites
- £235,650
- Westgate
- £199,214−£36,436
Open comparison
Sprites vs Holywells
- Sprites
- £235,650
- Holywells
- £207,766−£27,884
Open comparison
Sprites vs Alexandra
- Sprites
- £235,650
- Alexandra
- £208,973−£26,677
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Sprites dataset covers 150 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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