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8,832 people · median £175,000 · Ipswich
More affordable than most
Ipswich Council · Labour-controlled 29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £175,000, up 15% over five years. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 39 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£175,000
5-year change+15%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.6× · five-year average 7.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Ipswich35.7%
Of the homes across Ipswich that sold again within five years, 35.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Flats36.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new50%
Bought second-hand29%
Overall
Typical resale gain+5.8% · ~7.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (555 resale pairs) across Ipswich — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership39%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,468
Ipswich Borough Council£432
Suffolk County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,732
Police & Crime Commissioner£304
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,646
Band B£1,920
Band C£2,194
Band D (baseline)£2,468
Band E£3,017
Band F£3,565
Band G£4,114
Band H£4,937
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£1,960 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in IP2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wherstead Road | £112,000 | 566 | +23.8% |
| Bruff Road | £125,000 | 202 | +4.8% |
| Rectory Road | £95,500 | 199 | +23.3% |
| Burrell Road | £84,475 | 160 | — |
| Belstead Avenue | £131,000 | 141 | +31.9% |
| Pauline Street | £81,750 | 130 | +21.8% |
| Croft Street | £99,500 | 117 | +0% |
| Belstead Road | £131,000 | 114 | -56.4% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Ipswich how IP2 8 compares · from Ipswich
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Greenwich +47.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | £287,500 | +47.4% | 63 |
| Maidenhall | £225,500 | +32% | 92 |
| California | £220,000 | +18.3% | 492 |
| Stoke Park | £268,000 | +16.7% | 74 |
| Broke Hall | £340,000 | +16.5% | 59 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in IP2 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8a, Purplett Street | Flat | 2 | D | £100,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 22 Luther Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £295,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 330 Wherstead Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £205,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 4a Willoughby Road | Flat | — | — | £95,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 21 Turin Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £147,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 21 Purplett Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £125,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 1 Bruff Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £280,000 | May 2026 |
| 70 BRUFF ROAD IPSWICH | Flat | 2 | B | £121,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 6 8 Rapier Street | Flat | 2 | B | £96,000 | May 2026 |
| 44 Littles Crescent | Terraced | 2 | D | £170,000 | Apr 2026 |
116 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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