UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ip18
IP18Southwold, East Suffolk, England
House prices in IP18, Southwold
Homes in IP18 sold for a median of £433,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 160 standard sales.
It is the second most expensive of the 12 postcode districts in the East Suffolk council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 66 | £571,500 | £374,000 to £866,000 |
| Semi-detached | 31 | £425,000 | £253,000 to £619,000 |
| Terraced | 53 | £362,500 | £245,000 to £600,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10 | £303,000 | £239,000 to £394,000 |
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 41% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 33%.
11 sales in IP18, or 7%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Flats here sold for a median of £303,000, 148% more than the £122,000 typical of the 4 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in IP18
Each dot is a postcode in IP18 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 10 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| IP18 6FD | £705,000 | 4 |
| IP18 6BQ | £650,000 | 3 |
| IP18 6LQ | £645,000 | 4 |
| IP18 6AE | £573,500 | 4 |
| IP18 6QA | £563,000 | 3 |
| IP18 6XL | £327,500 | 6 |
| IP18 6PN | £325,000 | 5 |
| IP18 6JZ | £285,000 | 3 |
| IP18 6QG | £270,000 | 3 |
| IP18 6RY | £173,500 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 34%, from £360,000 in 2016 to £482,500 in 2025, close to the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the East Suffolk council area
Median sale price of the 12 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. IP18 is the second most expensive.
- IP15 Aldeburgh£546,000
- IP18 Southwold, this district£433,500
- IP13 Woodbridge£368,000
- IP12 Woodbridge£350,000
- IP5 Ipswich£338,000
- IP17 Saxmundham£335,000
- IP19 Halesworth£293,500
- IP11 Felixstowe£285,000
- NR34 Beccles£285,000
- IP16 Leiston£237,500
- NR33 Lowestoft£227,000
- NR32 Lowestoft£220,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £187,000 for a terraced house on Nightingale Avenue to £795,000 for a terraced house on Stradbroke Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in IP18. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 15 Kingfisher CrescentSold for £205,000
- 64 Stradbroke RoadSold for £795,000
- 21 The DriveSold for £350,000
- 31 Nightingale AvenueSold for £187,000
- 16 Kingfisher CrescentSold for £450,000
- 12 Barn CloseSold for £387,500
- 16 The FirsSold for £375,000
- 8 Trinity StreetSold for £495,000
- 2 Queens RoadSold for £625,000
- 22 High StreetSold for £620,000
Living in IP18
Crime
43 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 80 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 84% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,335 a year in East Suffolk for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 72 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | |
| C | 80 | |
| D | 85 | |
| E | 20 | |
| F | 9 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | ||
| 39 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 15 | ||
| 52 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 26 | ||
| 10 |
About these figures
The figures come from 160 standard sales in IP18, the latest on 12 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.