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Asking rent £1,019/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Ipswich: asking rent £1,019/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,798 lets).
£1,019/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,798 lets
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.
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.
900 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Ipswich runs from £730/month for 1 bedroom to £1,699/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £730/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.9% on the previous 12 months | 1089 |
| 2 bedrooms | £978/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 1130 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,256/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 645 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 94 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 67% of the 3,255 units in Ipswich whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Ipswich ranks 5th of 5 local authorities in Suffolk for asking rent, at £1,019/month.
Ipswich ranks 5th of 5 local authorities in Suffolk for asking rent, at £1,019/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Suffolk | £1,334/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,364 | measured |
| 2 | Mid Suffolk | £1,217/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 739 | measured |
| 3 | Babergh | £1,158/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 591 | measured |
| 4 | East Suffolk | £1,040/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,155 | measured |
| 5 | Ipswich | £1,019/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,798 | measured |
Ipswich ranks 2nd of 5 local authorities in Suffolk for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Suffolk | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,223 | measured |
| 2 | Ipswich | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,095 | measured |
| 3 | Babergh | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 269 | measured |
| 4 | Mid Suffolk | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 698 | measured |
| 5 | East Suffolk | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,918 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Suffolk
IP1 leads the 4 postcode districts within Ipswich for asking rent, at £1,100/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP1 | £1,100/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 573 | measured |
| 2 | IP3 | £1,030/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 418 | measured |
| 3 | IP4 | £1,019/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 559 | measured |
| 4 | IP2 | £923/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 280 | measured |
IP2 leads the 4 postcode districts within Ipswich for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP2 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 467 | measured |
| 2 | IP3 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 671 | measured |
| 3 | IP4 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 893 | measured |
| 4 | IP1 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,064 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,798 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,095 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |