East Suffolk
IP16 house prices in East Suffolk
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for East Suffolk, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£248,750
Range £145,400–£435,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Oct 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in IP16: the typical (median) sold price is £248,750, below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). IP16 is a quiet market, with about 11 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were semi-detached homes (typically £235,000) and 30% were terraced homes (typically £200,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,335 a year: East Suffolk's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Suffolk, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on IP16: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
IP16 sees just 11 sales a month, so no single figure here should carry much weight, and the individual sold homes are the better guide.
For sellers, £145,400 to £435,500 is what most IP16 buyers have actually paid, so check where your home would sit among the recent sales before choosing a number; sales are too rare here to hurry, so give the price a local agent’s sense-check; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, IP16 is below the UK average, so find out why prices run lower here before deciding it is good value.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (426 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,335 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
Averages only go so far, so the free IP16 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
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At a glance
IP16 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£248,750
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
11.4
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,335
A year
On the map
Where IP16 sits in East Suffolk
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in IP16
52, PROSPECT PLACE, LEISTON
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£260,000
WATERLOO PARK, STATION ROAD, LEISTON
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£150,000
49, KINGS ROAD, LEISTON
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£200,000
COAST GUARD COTTAGE, SIZEWELL GAP, LEISTON
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£470,000
47, RED HOUSE LANE, LEISTON
Semi-detached · Freehold · 3 Aug 2026
£260,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). IP16 includes the Aldeburgh & Leiston ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in IP16
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in IP16 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £362,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £147,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 54 | £362,500 | £268,569–£661,700 |
| Semi-detached | 97 | £235,000 | £180,000–£325,000 |
| Terraced | 72 | £200,000 | £135,500–£315,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 17 | £147,000 | £87,330–£169,200 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Oct 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in IP16
The quarterly typical price fell 9.4%, from £233,000 in Q4 2024 (39 sales) to £211,100 in Q3 2026 (9 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £233,000 | 39 |
| Q1 2025 | £267,500 | 48 |
| Q2 2025 | £240,000 | 26 |
| Q3 2025 | £220,000 | 45 |
| Q4 2025 | £255,500 | 28 |
| Q1 2026 | £269,000 | 39 |
| Q2 2026 | £221,250 | 16 |
| Q3 2026 | £211,100 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Oct 2024 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of IP16 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most IP16 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £145,400 and £435,500, around a typical £248,750.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Oct 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in IP16
Semi-detached homes were 40% of recorded sales (97 of 240). 91% of sales were freehold and 9% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached23%
- Semi-detached40%
- Terraced30%
- Flat / maisonette7%
Tenure
- Freehold91%
- Leasehold9%
See the figures
227 freehold (91%) and 23 leasehold (9%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in IP16, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Oct 2024 and 14 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
WATERLOO PARK, STATION ROAD, LEISTON
£135,000 (2025)£150,000 (2026)+11.1% over 0.9 yrs (+12.1%/yr)
55, EASTWARD HO, LEISTON
£126,000 (2025)£170,000 (2026)+34.9% over 0.8 yrs (+47%/yr)
NESELDOWN, ALDEBURGH ROAD, LEISTON
£130,000 (2025)£125,000 (2026)-3.8% over 0.5 yrs (-7.3%/yr)
COLONIAL COURT, STATION ROAD, LEISTON
£160,000 (2025)£147,000 (2026)-8.1% over 1.1 yrs (-7.3%/yr)
7, MILL HILL ESTATE, LEISTON
£187,500 (2024)£220,000 (2025)+17.3% over 0.7 yrs (+23.9%/yr)
11A, PROSPECT PLACE, LEISTON
£180,000 (2024)£215,000 (2025)+19.4% over 0.7 yrs (+26.9%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the East Suffolk (IP16) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £362,500 against £147,000 for flats: about 2.5 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (91%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is a quiet district: only about 11 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 18 October 2024 and 14 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on IP16
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in IP16
£2,335
Band D a year in East Suffolk, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,557 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,816 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,075 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,335 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,854 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,372 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,891 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,670 |
These are East Suffolk's charges for 2026-27, the authority IP16 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for East Suffolk · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near IP16
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest Leiston Primary School.
All schools
Leiston Primary School
Primary · Academies · IP16 4JQ
150 m
Good · 2017
Alde Valley Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · IP16 4BG
202 m
Good · 2017
Compass Community School Aylward Park
Special schools · IP16 4AX
397 m
Not graded
Summerhill School
Independent schools · IP16 4HY
1.1 km
Not graded
Coldfair Green Community Primary School
Primary · Academies · IP17 1UY
2.0 km
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the IP16 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near IP16
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around IP16
426
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
EastSuffolk/DC/26/2279/CLPUndecided
176 m
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed) - Change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a small House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4). The proposal comprises internal layout alterations only, with no significant external alterations. No machinery or plant will be installed, and no commercial or industrial processes will be undertaken. The property will remain in residential use on a normal 24-hour basis. Associated internal alterations and minor external renovation works only, required in connection with the change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (for up to three occupants). No alterations are proposed to the existing access, parking arrangements, hardstanding, boundary treatments, drainage, or the external footprint of the building.
Received 2026-06-22
EastSuffolk/DC/26/1514/CLPUndecided
127 m
Certificate of Lawful use (Proposed) - Erection of a single storey rear extension to the existing semi-detached dwellinghouse. The extension will be located to the rear of the property and will project 1.9m from the original rear wall, as shown on the submitted drawings. It will extend across part of the rear elevation and will have a flat roof with a maximum external height of 2.9m measured from ground level. The development will be constructed using materials of a similar appearance to the existing dwellinghouse. No changes to access, parking, or boundary treatments are proposed.
Received 2026-04-22
EastSuffolk/DC/26/1251/CLEUndecided
392 m
Lawful Development Certificate(Existing) - Use of the dwellinghouse as a 6-bedroom HMO and the erection of an incidental outbuilding (substantially completed).
Received 2026-03-31
EastSuffolk/DC/26/1068/DRCPermitted
267 m
Discharge of Condition No. 7 of DC/23/3550/FUL - Details of conversion works to the former Crown Hotel public house to form 11 bed HMO following planning appeal for change of use, APP/X3540/W/3308126 The Crown, King Georges Avenue, Leistion IP10 4JX - Electric vehicle charging points
Received 2026-03-18 · decided 2026-05-08
EastSuffolk/DC/26/0939/DRCPermitted
339 m
Discharge of Condition No. 3 of DC/23/4556/FUL - Creation of new Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) and separate Muga pitch, installation of new 4.5m high ball stop fencing and entrance gates to AGP perimeter, installation of a new 2.0m high and 1.2m high pitch perimeter barrier and entrance gates within AGP enclosure, installation of new hard standing areas, installation of new floodlight system to both AGP and Muga pitches, installation of new maintenance equipment store located within AGP enclosure, installation of new hardstanding walkway between existing leisure centre/SGP grass pitch and Mug pitches - Construction Management Plan
Received 2026-03-09 · decided 2026-05-01
EastSuffolk/DC/26/0885/FULUndecided
485 m
Two storey rear extension, new side entrance door and new windows
Received 2026-03-05
Applications are matched within 500 m of the IP16 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for IP16 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 426 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for IP16
Decile 4 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled IP16 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 4, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
IP16 4AL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so IP16 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in IP16: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in IP16, band by band
East Suffolk's council tax for 2026-27 set against the IP16 median sold price of £248,750 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearEast Suffolk | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £248,750 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,557 | £130 | 0.63% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,816 | £151 | 0.73% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,075 | £173 | 0.83% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,335 | £195 | 0.94% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,854 | £238 | 1.15% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,372 | £281 | 1.36% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,891 | £324 | 1.56% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,670 | £389 | 1.88% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the IP16 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Suffolk, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in IP16 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 239 distinct addresses in the records we hold for IP16. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
52, PROSPECT PLACE, LEISTON
IP16 4AL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-08-14
WATERLOO PARK, STATION ROAD, LEISTON
IP16 4GW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£150,000
2026-08-14
49, KINGS ROAD, LEISTON
IP16 4DA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-08-14
COAST GUARD COTTAGE, SIZEWELL GAP, LEISTON
IP16 4UH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-08-07
47, RED HOUSE LANE, LEISTON
IP16 4LQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-08-03
51 BRIDGE HOUSE, SIZEWELL ROAD, LEISTON
IP16 4AD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-07-17
10, OLD FOUNDRY PLACE, LEISTON
IP16 4XE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£211,100
2026-07-15
58, ST MARGARETS CRESCENT, LEISTON
IP16 4HR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£282,500
2026-07-03
8, HAVEN ROAD, LEISTON
IP16 4AZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-01
105, HIGH STREET, LEISTON
IP16 4BX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-06-24
55, EASTWARD HO, LEISTON
IP16 4AY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£170,000
2026-06-05
113, CARR AVENUE, LEISTON
IP16 4AT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-06-05
7, LIME TREE AVENUE, LEISTON
IP16 4EH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£222,500
2026-06-05
1, HOLLY TREE CLOSE, LEISTON
IP16 4GY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-05-29
1, KITCHENER ROAD, LEISTON
IP16 4EY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-05-29
4, HEATH VIEW, LEISTON
IP16 4JP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-05-29
10, CARR AVENUE, LEISTON
IP16 4JA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-05-29
25, CARR AVENUE, LEISTON
IP16 4JA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-05-22
8, UPTON PLACE, LEISTON
IP16 4DE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-05-15
7, QUAKERS WAY, LEISTON
IP16 4LH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£182,500
2026-04-16
5, FOXGLOVE END, LEISTON
IP16 4UT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-04-13
NESELDOWN, ALDEBURGH ROAD, LEISTON
IP16 4QH · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£125,000
2026-04-08
35, GARRETT CRESCENT, LEISTON
IP16 4LF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-04-02
25, WATERLOO AVENUE, LEISTON
IP16 4HE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£535,000
2026-04-01
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Nearby
Postcode districts near IP16
The closest districts to IP16 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in IP15 (Aldeburgh) 3.4 miles
- House prices in IP17 (Saxmundham) 3.9 miles
- House prices in IP18 (Southwold) 9.4 miles
- House prices in IP19 (Halesworth) 10 miles
- House prices in IP13 (Woodbridge) 11 miles
- House prices in IP12 (Woodbridge) 12 miles
- House prices in NR34 (Beccles) 16 miles
- House prices in IP5 (Ipswich) 17 miles
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Data sources
Every IP16 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.