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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ip

House prices in the IP postcode area, Ipswich

Homes in the IP postcode area sold for a median of £290,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 17,470 standard sales.

That is 17% below the £349,000 median for the East of England, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£290,00017,470 standard sales
Middle half of prices£225,000 to £395,000
Change since 2016+34%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was IP15 (Aldeburgh), at £546,000, and the cheapest was IP2 (Ipswich), at £227,500. The dearest median is 2.4 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were IP18 (Southwold) and IP29 (Bury St Edmunds), and the next cheapest IP24 (Thetford) and IP16 (Leiston).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the IP area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the IP area, by number of sales: Ipswich (10 districts), Bury St Edmunds (IP28, IP29, IP30, IP31, IP32, IP33), Thetford (IP24, IP25, IP26), Stowmarket (IP14), Woodbridge (IP12, IP13), Felixstowe (IP11), Diss (IP21, IP22), Brandon (IP27), Halesworth (IP19), Saxmundham (IP17), Harleston (IP20), Eye (IP23), and 3 more.

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. IP15Aldeburgh, 102 sales£546,000Too few
  2. IP18Southwold, 160 sales£433,500Too few
  3. IP29Bury St Edmunds, 231 sales£412,000+1%
  4. IP30Bury St Edmunds, 455 sales£375,000−3%
  5. IP13Woodbridge, 572 sales£368,000+2%
  6. IP31Bury St Edmunds, 563 sales£360,000+2%
  7. IP23Eye, 230 sales£355,500+3%
  8. IP12Woodbridge, 788 sales£350,000−1%
  9. IP9Ipswich, 303 sales£345,000+4%
  10. IP5Ipswich, 567 sales£338,000+8%
  11. IP7Ipswich, 453 sales£335,0000%
  12. IP17Saxmundham, 337 sales£335,000+8%
  13. IP21Diss, 282 sales£331,500+15%
  14. IP8Ipswich, 404 sales£322,500+4%
  15. IP22Diss, 613 sales£320,000+3%
  16. IP6Ipswich, 659 sales£300,000+11%
  17. IP19Halesworth, 346 sales£293,500−9%
  18. IP14Stowmarket, 1,515 sales£290,000+2%
  19. IP32Bury St Edmunds, 552 sales£290,000−5%
  20. IP33Bury St Edmunds, 810 sales£286,0000%
  21. IP11Felixstowe, 981 sales£285,000+2%
  22. IP28Bury St Edmunds, 795 sales£280,0000%
  23. IP20Harleston, 253 sales£272,500−4%
  24. IP4Ipswich, 881 sales£268,000+6%
  25. IP26Thetford, 253 sales£265,000+5%
  26. IP25Thetford, 662 sales£255,000−7%
  27. IP3Ipswich, 809 sales£245,000−2%
  28. IP1Ipswich, 882 sales£240,000−4%
  29. IP27Brandon, 533 sales£240,000+4%
  30. IP16Leiston, 174 sales£237,500Too few
  31. IP24Thetford, 633 sales£230,000−3%
  32. IP2Ipswich, 597 sales£227,500+1%

Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: IP10 £465k (75 sales).

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in IP21 (Diss), up 15%, and fell most in IP19 (Halesworth), down 9%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Samuel Collins Way, Grundisburgh (IP13, detached houses, £752,500), Bucklesham Road, Ipswich (IP3, detached houses, £630,000) and The Street, Monks Eleigh (IP7, £555,000).

The cheapest were Handford Road, Ipswich (IP1, flats, £89,500), Cryspen Court, Bury St Edmunds (IP33, flats, £95,000) and Cliff Lane, Ipswich (IP3, £108,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include NR (Norwich), CO (Colchester), CB (Cambridge) and PE (Peterborough).

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the IP area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached6,979£400,000£320,000 to £520,000£3,482/m²from 316 sales
Semi-detached5,345£270,000£230,000 to £320,000£3,298/m²from 227 sales
Terraced3,855£225,000£190,000 to £275,000£3,079/m²from 128 sales
Flats and maisonettes1,291£148,000£119,000 to £188,000£2,510/m²from 36 sales

Detached houses were the most common type sold in the IP area, at 40% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 31%.

Measured by floor area, homes in the IP area sold for a median of £3,295 per m², 16% below the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.

Most homes here are freehold: 8% of sales were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 34%, from £218,000 in 2016 to £293,000 in 2025, close to the 35% rise across England and Wales.

Council areas in the IP postcode area

Within IP, the median ran from £240,000 in Ipswich to £340,000 in Babergh, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the IP area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in IPMedian in IPWhole council area
East Suffolk4,266£330,000£287,000
Mid Suffolk3,560£315,500£315,500
West Suffolk3,218£285,000£290,000
Ipswich2,957£240,000£240,000
Breckland1,436£250,000£267,500
Babergh1,120£340,000£330,000
South Norfolk716£275,000£300,000
King's Lynn and West Norfolk197£267,500£270,000

About these figures

The IP figures come from 17,470 standard sales in 33 postcode districts across 8 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was IP14 (Stowmarket), with 1,515 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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