East Suffolk
IP17 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
£325,000
Range £169,500–£652,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 May 2025 and 17 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in IP17: the typical (median) sold price is £325,000, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). IP17 is an active market, with about 17 recorded sales a month. By property type, 54% were detached homes (typically £425,000) and 24% were semi-detached homes (typically £260,000).
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 IP17: steady sales, so price from the evidence
Roughly 17 homes a month change hands in IP17, which is enough to price from, though not enough history for us to call a clear twelve-month direction.
If you are thinking of selling, most IP17 sales sit between £169,500 and £652,000, which makes £325,000 a blunt instrument, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, IP17 sits above the UK average for typical prices, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Before an offer goes in on any IP17 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (55 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,335 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free IP17 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
IP17 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£325,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
17.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,335
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in IP17
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in IP17 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £425,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £152,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 123 | £425,000 | £315,000–£717,000 |
| Semi-detached | 54 | £260,000 | £161,500–£423,500 |
| Terraced | 43 | £230,000 | £136,300–£308,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 7 | £152,000 | £136,000–£276,200 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 May 2025 and 17 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in IP17
The quarterly typical price fell 14.8%, from £375,000 in Q2 2025 (19 sales) to £319,500 in Q3 2026 (16 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | £375,000 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | £332,500 | 68 |
| Q4 2025 | £330,000 | 70 |
| Q1 2026 | £325,000 | 53 |
| Q2 2026 | £317,500 | 24 |
| Q3 2026 | £319,500 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 May 2025 and 17 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of IP17 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most IP17 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £169,500 and £652,000, around a typical £325,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 May 2025 and 17 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in IP17
Detached homes were 54% of recorded sales (123 of 227). 96% of sales were freehold and 4% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached54%
- Semi-detached24%
- Terraced19%
- Flat / maisonette3%
Tenure
- Freehold96%
- Leasehold4%
See the figures
241 freehold (96%) and 9 leasehold (4%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in IP17, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 May 2025 and 17 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.
3, BUXLOW CLOSE, SAXMUNDHAM
£280,000 (2025)£300,000 (2026)+7.1% over 0.8 yrs (+9.1%/yr)
62, BROOK FARM ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
£325,000 (2025)£315,000 (2026)-3.1% over 0.8 yrs (-3.8%/yr)
THE HIDE, 9B, CHAPEL ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
£266,500 (2025)£322,000 (2026)+20.8% over 0.7 yrs (+31.4%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where IP17 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 IP17
53, FAIRFIELD ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
Detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£825,000
LINCOLN HOUSE, LOW ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£430,000
BARN HOUSE, SAXMUNDHAM
Other · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£830,000
HILL COTTAGE, LEISTON ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
Detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£320,000
1, DENNYS LANE, SAXMUNDHAM
Semi-detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£190,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). IP17 includes the Aldeburgh & Leiston ward.
In plain English
What the East Suffolk (IP17) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £425,000 against £230,000 for terraced homes: about 1.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £169,500 and £652,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (96%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 17 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 29 May 2025 and 17 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 IP17
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 IP17
£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 IP17 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 IP17
2
open schools within 3 km, nearest Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.
All schools
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · IP17 2NP
973 m
Good · 2013
Saxmundham Primary School
Primary · Academies · IP17 1XQ
1.8 km
Good · 2024
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 IP17 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 2 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near IP17
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 IP17
55
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 2 October 2026.
Recent applications
EastSuffolk/DC/26/1115/TCAPermitted
428 m
Group of Hornbeam (TG1 on plan) - Fell
Received 2026-03-23 · decided 2026-04-30
EastSuffolk/DC/26/1008/AMEPermitted
498 m
Non-Material Amendment of DC/24/4267/FUL - Single-storey rear extension, replacement of a rear bedroom's window for a French-style door and creation of a terrace over the proposed extension - To reduce the width of the approved single-storey rear extension from the full width of the house to 3 metres due to drainage constraints and the proximity of the main sewer.
Received 2026-03-13 · decided 2026-03-31
EastSuffolk/DC/26/0717/TCAUndecided
476 m
1no. Ash (T1 on plan) - Reduce lateral spread by up to 2.5 metres 1no. Oak (T2 on plan) - Overall crown reduction by up to 3 metres and crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground 1no. Ash (T3 on plan) - Re-coppice
Received 2026-02-23
EastSuffolk/DC/25/3730/TPOPermitted
447 m
1no. Sweet Chestnut (Tree 1 on plan) - Remove smaller stem shown on the right-hand side of submitted photographs. 1no. Lime (Tree 2 on plan) - Fell.
Received 2025-09-30 · decided 2025-12-24
Suffolk/SCC/0052/21SC/A27c5Permitted
414 m
Discharge of Condition 5 (Planting) for planning permission SCC/0052/21SC.
Received 2025-07-14 · decided 2025-09-09
EastSuffolk/DC/24/2736/FULPermitted
460 m
Construction of a single storey bay extension, existing bow window demolished
Received 2024-07-30 · decided 2024-10-04
Applications are matched within 500 m of the IP17 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 IP17 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 55 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 2 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for IP17
Decile 5 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 IP17 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 6, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
IP17 1BB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 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 IP17 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in IP17: 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 IP17, band by band
East Suffolk's council tax for 2026-27 set against the IP17 median sold price of £325,000 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÷ £325,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,557 | £130 | 0.48% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,816 | £151 | 0.56% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,075 | £173 | 0.64% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,335 | £195 | 0.72% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,854 | £238 | 0.88% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,372 | £281 | 1.04% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,891 | £324 | 1.20% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,670 | £389 | 1.44% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the IP17 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 IP17 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for IP17. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
53, FAIRFIELD ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1BB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£825,000
2026-08-17
LINCOLN HOUSE, LOW ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 2NU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-08-14
BARN HOUSE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1RB · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£830,000
2026-08-05
HILL COTTAGE, LEISTON ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 3LY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-04
1, DENNYS LANE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 2PD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-08-04
45B, HIGH STREET, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1AJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-08-04
PINNS COTTAGE, BROOK STREET, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 3EZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£319,000
2026-07-31
53, WARREN AVENUE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1GF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-21
14, HENLEY CLOSE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1EY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-07-20
17, HORNBEAM ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1FZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-10
CARDINAL HOUSE, POUY STREET, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 2JH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-07-03
CULVERCOTE, GLEMHAM ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 2BQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£395,000
2026-07-03
11, DRAKE CLOSE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1FG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£213,000
2026-07-03
NORTH END FARM BUNGALOW, HINTON ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 3QS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£440,000
2026-07-02
13, FAIRFIELDS, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 3PY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-07-02
3, BUXLOW CLOSE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1XN · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£300,000
2026-07-01
2, MILTON CLOSE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1WH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-06-26
47, WARREN AVENUE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1GF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-06-25
8, THE MEADOWS, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1FF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-06-22
8, KEATS CLOSE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1WJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-06-19
THE OLD MILL, MAIN ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 3HE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£595,000
2026-06-18
AMBELIE, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1NJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-05-29
62, BROOK FARM ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1WL · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£315,000
2026-05-29
23, HORNBEAM ROAD, SAXMUNDHAM
IP17 1FZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-05-27
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 IP17
The closest districts to IP17 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in IP16 (Leiston) 3.9 miles
- House prices in IP15 (Aldeburgh) 6.5 miles
- House prices in IP19 (Halesworth) 7.6 miles
- House prices in IP13 (Woodbridge) 8.2 miles
- House prices in IP18 (Southwold) 9.9 miles
- House prices in IP12 (Woodbridge) 11 miles
- House prices in IP20 (Harleston) 14 miles
- House prices in IP21 (Diss) 15 miles
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Data sources
Every IP17 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.