UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ip8
IP8Ipswich, Babergh, England
House prices in IP8, Ipswich
Homes in IP8 sold for a median of £322,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 404 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 32 IP postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 191 | £410,000 | £340,000 to £544,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 129 | £278,000 | £240,000 to £324,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 76 | £225,000 | £185,000 to £278,000 | Too few |
Only 31 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 47% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%.
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Where prices are higher in IP8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in IP8 4, around Bramford, with a median of £330,000, and lowest in IP8 3, around Sproughton and Ipswich, at £310,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in IP8 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 50 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| IP8 4NF | £978,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3JQ | £825,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3GP | £695,000 | 4 |
| IP8 3NJ | £562,500 | 4 |
| IP8 4GD | £527,500 | 6 |
| IP8 4SS | £472,500 | 3 |
| IP8 4SN | £440,000 | 3 |
| IP8 4FY | £423,500 | 4 |
| IP8 3RP | £418,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3JF | £410,000 | 5 |
| IP8 3TG | £390,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3GE | £384,500 | 6 |
| IP8 3QU | £368,000 | 7 |
| IP8 3ST | £368,000 | 5 |
| IP8 3HZ | £362,500 | 5 |
| IP8 3TA | £360,000 | 3 |
| IP8 4DR | £360,000 | 3 |
| IP8 4FJ | £351,000 | 26 |
| IP8 4GA | £350,000 | 15 |
| IP8 3QP | £342,500 | 3 |
| IP8 3TN | £330,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3RS | £320,000 | 5 |
| IP8 4EQ | £320,000 | 4 |
| IP8 4FX | £316,500 | 3 |
| IP8 4FA | £314,000 | 5 |
| IP8 3FX | £313,500 | 12 |
| IP8 4GB | £312,500 | 9 |
| IP8 3RB | £302,500 | 4 |
| IP8 4LX | £300,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3RZ | £295,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3GF | £294,500 | 8 |
| IP8 4PQ | £290,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3AA | £286,000 | 4 |
| IP8 4PG | £283,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3RN | £280,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3FG | £272,000 | 3 |
| IP8 4PH | £270,000 | 3 |
| IP8 4EG | £265,000 | 5 |
| IP8 4EX | £265,000 | 4 |
| IP8 4EE | £247,500 | 4 |
| IP8 3SP | £240,000 | 8 |
| IP8 3QX | £212,500 | 4 |
| IP8 3RG | £208,500 | 4 |
| IP8 3RH | £192,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3RR | £181,500 | 3 |
| IP8 3AJ | £181,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3SE | £180,500 | 4 |
| IP8 3RJ | £175,000 | 5 |
| IP8 4BP | £175,000 | 3 |
| IP8 3FS | £170,000 | 15 |
Prices over time
The median rose 50%, from £215,000 in 2016 to £323,000 in 2025, among the biggest tenth of rises across the 233 districts in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the Babergh 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. IP8 is the second cheapest.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of IP8, from the sales in IP8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Copdock & Washbrook 60 sales£423,000
- Blakenham 35 sales£335,000
- Bramford 138 sales£322,500
- Sproughton & Pinewood 178 sales£275,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Battisford & Ringshall.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £147,500 for a terraced house on Yew Tree Rise to £360,000 for a detached house on Gippingstone Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in IP8. 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.
- 59 Yew Tree RiseSold for £202,000
- 11 Sycamore CloseSold for £160,000
- 13 Acton GardensSold for £274,000
- 46 Sproughton CourtSold for £160,000
- 36 Gippingstone RoadSold for £360,000
- 66 Acton RoadSold for £195,000
- 22 Yew Tree RiseSold for £147,500
- 16 Broomfield CommonSold for £310,000
- 27 Angel RoadSold for £195,000
- 13 Innes EndSold for £305,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Bronze Barrow Way, Bramford£351,00026 sales
- Vale View Road, Sproughton£222,50018 sales
- Queen Elizabeth Way, Bramford£350,00015 sales
- Old Garden Crescent, Sproughton£313,50012 sales
Living in IP8
Crime
44 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 78 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 53% of homes can get it
Lower than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
42% 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 £2,342 a year in Babergh for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 70 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 11 | |
| C | 122 | |
| D | 102 | |
| E | 37 | |
| F | 13 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 36 | ||
| 63 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 15 |
About these figures
The figures come from 404 standard sales in IP8, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 24% were new builds and 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.