Buying a home in IP29, Bury St. Edmunds. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£385kmost £325k–£441k

Houses per m²£3,779flats £3,236

Sold last year60399 in five years

Prices in West Suffolk+0.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP29 sold for £384,888 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £325,322 and £440,797, for about 98 m² of space. That is 23% more than the same home across Bury St. Edmunds (£313,000).

60 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £228k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP29 4 (£3,688) and the most in IP29 5 (£3,844).

Across West Suffolk, prices are up 0.3% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,320 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,755 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in IP29 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£272,443	£242k–£324k	68 m²	78
3	£384,888	£325k–£441k	98 m²	160
4	£464,268	£385k–£546k	123 m²	68
5+	£609,286	£533k–£709k	166 m²	88

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£272k	£385k	£464k	£609k
Detached	—	£326k	£422k	£492k	£636k
Semi-detached	—	£254k	£354k	£389k	£450k
Terraced	—	£242k	£293k	—	—
Flats	—	£228k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across IP29

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IP29 4	£3,688	—
IP29 5	£3,844	£3,236

Nearby areas

IP33 Bury St. Edmunds · 7 km3-bed house £325k IP32 Bury St. Edmunds · 8 km3-bed house £286k IP30 Bury St. Edmunds · 13 km3-bed house £337k CO10 Sudbury · 15 km3-bed house £325k CB8 Newmarket · 16 km3-bed house £339k IP31 Bury St. Edmunds · 16 km3-bed house £331k IP28 Bury St. Edmunds · 18 km3-bed house £277k CB9 Haverhill · 19 km3-bed house £273k

Questions about IP29

Is IP29 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 23% more than across Bury St. Edmunds; prices in West Suffolk are up 0.3% on a year ago; 60 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in IP29?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP29 sold for £384,888 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £325,322 and £440,797.

Is IP29 expensive for Bury St. Edmunds?

A 3-bedroom house in IP29 costs 23% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bury St. Edmunds (£313,000).

How many homes sell in IP29 each year?

60 homes sold in the last year and 399 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near IP29?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP33 (£325k, 7 km), IP32 (£286k, 8 km), IP30 (£337k, 13 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.