IP4Ipswich, England

House prices in IP4, Ipswich

Homes in IP4 sold for a median of £268,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 881 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 4 postcode districts in the Ipswich council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£268,000881 standard sales
Middle half of prices£198,000 to £350,000
Against the Ipswich council area12% aboveIpswich median £240,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in IP4, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached185£429,000£360,000 to £535,000Too few
Semi-detached336£285,000£247,000 to £328,000Too few
Terraced258£210,000£180,000 to £247,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes102£140,000£108,000 to £160,000Too few

Only 23 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 38% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

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See where an asking price sits among homes of the same type sold in IP4. Add the floor area from the home's energy certificate to compare its price per m² too.

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Where prices are higher in IP4

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in IP4 3, around Ipswich, with a median of £320,000, and lowest in IP4 2, around Ipswich, at £210,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in IP4 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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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 131 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in IP4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
IP4 2TN£665,0007
IP4 2UB£600,0003
IP4 2UW£575,0003
IP4 5UH£500,0004
IP4 5NY£465,0004
IP4 5QG£445,0003
IP4 3BH£439,0003
IP4 4NT£430,0003
IP4 5BH£430,0003
IP4 5XD£430,0004
IP4 5QY£429,0003
IP4 5LQ£425,0003
IP4 5TN£420,0003
IP4 3AT£415,0004
IP4 3NR£412,5003
IP4 4RQ£402,5003
IP4 3BJ£400,0003
IP4 5UG£399,0004
IP4 2TP£396,0003
IP4 3AY£392,5003
IP4 4RH£375,0005
IP4 4AF£361,0004
IP4 5UY£360,0003
IP4 2PE£350,0003
IP4 4BX£348,0005
IP4 1AL£345,0006
IP4 4LP£345,0005
IP4 4BF£335,0003
IP4 4AG£331,0003
IP4 4DH£330,0003
IP4 5JH£330,0003
IP4 4DE£325,0003
IP4 3DR£317,5004
IP4 4DU£315,0003
IP4 4DG£312,5006
IP4 5PX£311,0003
IP4 4RN£310,5004
IP4 3PF£310,0003
IP4 5LS£310,0003
IP4 4DB£305,0006
IP4 3DS£300,0003
IP4 3PE£300,0003
IP4 5SH£300,0005
IP4 5DR£297,5004
IP4 2HE£293,5004
IP4 5UD£290,0005
IP4 4HD£288,5004
IP4 3ET£285,0004
IP4 3DG£282,0003
IP4 2HN£280,0003
IP4 4AJ£280,0003
IP4 5EQ£280,0006
IP4 5EJ£275,0003
IP4 4LS£270,5004
IP4 3PP£270,0003
IP4 2HG£267,5007
IP4 4PZ£265,0003
IP4 5LB£263,0005
IP4 5DT£260,0003
IP4 1FZ£259,0004
IP4 2PH£253,0004
IP4 2HF£252,5004
IP4 1NL£252,0003
IP4 4AD£250,0005
IP4 5HF£250,0007
IP4 2QT£245,0003
IP4 1PT£244,5009
IP4 1NP£244,0004
IP4 4LQ£244,0004
IP4 5RT£242,5003
IP4 1LS£240,0003
IP4 5EP£239,0004
IP4 2GF£237,0007
IP4 2BY£235,0003
IP4 3DZ£235,0003
IP4 5BX£231,5004
IP4 5AA£230,0003
IP4 4EF£229,5004
IP4 5LD£229,0004
IP4 2LR£228,0003
IP4 5BT£227,0003
IP4 1FU£226,5004
IP4 1PU£225,0005
IP4 4NR£223,0003
IP4 4DY£222,5004
IP4 5EB£219,0004
IP4 4EX£218,0003
IP4 4HQ£217,5003
IP4 4RP£215,0004
IP4 5DQ£215,0003
IP4 2PW£213,5003
IP4 5AS£213,5004
IP4 1PN£212,5006
IP4 5AH£205,0004
IP4 1QH£204,0005
IP4 2BT£204,0004
IP4 2PP£203,0005
IP4 5ET£200,0008
IP4 4AB£199,0003
IP4 5EA£197,5003
IP4 1PH£196,0003
IP4 2GA£196,0006
IP4 2HP£195,0003
IP4 4ES£195,0003
IP4 4RR£195,0003
IP4 5AX£195,0003
IP4 2ET£192,5004
IP4 4ND£190,0003
IP4 5JG£190,0004
IP4 4NS£185,0003
IP4 2RL£183,0003
IP4 5NR£183,0005
IP4 4BH£182,5006
IP4 2JA£178,0003
IP4 2HB£176,0007
IP4 1PS£172,5003
IP4 1HY£164,5006
IP4 2DN£162,5003
IP4 1NF£160,0005
IP4 4BL£160,0003
IP4 4PL£160,0003
IP4 2HT£155,0005
IP4 2AE£154,0008
IP4 4SD£152,5005
IP4 5ND£146,0006
IP4 5EF£118,0003
IP4 2HL£108,0003
IP4 4HW£87,5003
IP4 5JS£87,0005
IP4 2DQ£75,0004
IP4 2DL£61,5004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £190,000
  2. 2017: £215,000
  3. 2018: £217,000
  4. 2019: £225,000
  5. 2020: £227,500
  6. 2021: £255,000
  7. 2022: £268,000
  8. 2023: £270,000
  9. 2024: £260,000
  10. 2025: £275,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £260,000
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 45%, from £190,000 in 2016 to £275,000 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the Ipswich council area

Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. IP4 is the most expensive.

  1. IP4 Ipswich, this district£268,000
  2. IP3 Ipswich£245,000
  3. IP1 Ipswich£240,000
  4. IP2 Ipswich£227,500

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of IP4, from the sales in IP4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Rushmere St Andrew 76 sales£425,000
  2. Bixley 81 sales£335,000
  3. Rushmere 205 sales£296,000
  4. St Margaret's 164 sales£250,000
  5. St John's 188 sales£246,000
  6. Alexandra 210 sales£215,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £250,000 for a semi-detached house on Dumfries Road to £635,000 for a semi-detached house on Gainsborough Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in IP4. 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.

  1. 69 Audley GroveSold for £300,000IP4 5UDSold on 25 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 21 Kingsgate DriveSold for £270,000IP4 4DLSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 22 Gainsborough RoadSold for £635,000IP4 2XGSold on 15 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 1 Dumfries RoadSold for £250,000IP4 3JLSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 16 Griffiths CloseSold for £387,000IP4 3ERSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  6. 337 Humber Doucy LaneSold for £265,000IP4 3PJSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 9 Victory RoadSold for £284,494IP4 4LESold on 4 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 246 Tuddenham RoadSold for £600,000IP4 3BHSold on 1 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 710 Foxhall RoadSold for £375,000IP4 5TDSold on 28 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  10. 14 Griffiths CloseSold for £402,000IP4 3ERSold on 28 Aug 2026Detached

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

  • Spring Road, Ipswich£186,00029 sales
  • Woodbridge Road, Ipswich£205,00029 sales
  • Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich£217,50022 sales
  • Brunswick Road, Ipswich£310,00020 sales
  • Cemetery Road, Ipswich£174,00016 sales

Living in IP4

Crime

64 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all 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 95% of homes can get it

Higher than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

72% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all 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 £2,468 a year in Ipswich for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 60 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

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in IP4, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B272.9%, England and Wales 4.8%
C36639.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D44447.6%, England and Wales 38.1%
E778.3%, England and Wales 7.3%
F141.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in IP4, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190014315.3%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192921923.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194918219.5%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196611912.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982727.7%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995636.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201110911.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later262.8%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 881 standard sales in IP4, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 12% 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.