Sold £2,864/m² · Median sold £244,891 (1,251 sales) · Index -1.4% y/y · Turnover 1.8% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Ipswich?
EPC A or B
9.3%
EPC D or worse
49%
What does Ipswich cost?
Ipswich: sold price per m² £2,864/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,251 sales). -1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,864/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,251 sales
-1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,251 sales.
Sold price
£244,891 12 months to Jun 2026
1,251 sales
-1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,251 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£248,771 12 months to Sep 2026
4,645 listings
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,645 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,359/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,980/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £199,968 in Sep 2016 to £263,116 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £257,500 in Jan 2022 to £240,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,919/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,870/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 97% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 101.5 in Jan 2022 to 100.3 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,798 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,095 lets
+0.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,095 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,012/month in Aug 2025 to £1,061/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.5% in Jan 2022 to 5.0% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 88.9 in Jan 2022 to 115.3 in Sep 2026.
How does Ipswich vary by home size?
Asking price in Ipswich runs from £101,162 for 1 bedroom to £600,547 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Ipswich. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£101,162
12 months to Sep 2026
-6.1% on the previous 12 months
315
2 bedrooms
£172,959
12 months to Sep 2026
-4% on the previous 12 months
1343
3 bedrooms
£263,835
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.3% on the previous 12 months
2102
4 bedrooms
£408,673
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.6% on the previous 12 months
667
5+ bedrooms
£600,547
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.2% on the previous 12 months
201
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Ipswich?
Ipswich: turnover 1.8% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,184 sales). -26.4% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.8% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,184 sales
-26.4% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,184 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,382 12 months to Sep 2026
2,382 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,382 listings.
New listings
2,688 12 months to Sep 2026
2,688 listings
+20.3% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,688 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 171 in Aug 2025 to 255 in Sep 2026.New listings: 217 in Jan 2022 to 274 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 53 in Jan 2022 to 173 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,034 in Sep 2026 to 3,345 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 156 days in Jan 2022 to 140 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Ipswich?
62 agents listed homes for sale in Ipswich; the three largest took 28% of the listings.
Agents active
62
Top three agents’ share
28%
New homes among listings
6.3%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Ipswich?
Corporate landlords hold 67% of the 3,255 units in Ipswich whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords67% of classified · 2,193 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)30% of classified · 963 units
Housing associations2.2% of classified · 72 units
RMC0.8% of classified · 27 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Ipswich rank?
Ipswich ranks 5th of 5 local authorities in Suffolk for sold price per m², at £2,864/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Suffolk
Ipswich ranks 5th of 5 local authorities in Suffolk for sold price per m², at £2,864/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Suffolk, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
IP1Postcode district · Asking £2,901/m² · Sep 2026
IP2Postcode district · Asking £2,776/m² · Sep 2026
IP3Postcode district · Asking £2,960/m² · Sep 2026
IP4Postcode district · Asking £2,989/m² · Sep 2026
BaberghNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,578/m² · Sep 2026
East SuffolkNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,301/m² · Sep 2026
Mid SuffolkNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,652/m² · Sep 2026
West SuffolkNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,460/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Ipswich
What is the median house price in Ipswich?
Homes in Ipswich sold for a median £244,891 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,251 sales. Per square metre that is £2,864/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Ipswich changed?
-1.1% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Ipswich?
Homes to let in Ipswich asked a median £1,020/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,798 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Ipswich?
4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,095 lets. +0.1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Ipswich?
1.8% of the homes in Ipswich changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,184 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.