Buying a home in IP33, Bury St. Edmunds. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£325kmost £275k–£386k
Houses per m²£3,853flats £3,341
Sold last year2671,652 in five years
Prices in West Suffolk+0.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP33 sold for £325,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £274,564 and £386,384, for about 89 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Bury St. Edmunds (£313,000).

267 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £127k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP33 2 (£3,677) and the most in IP33 3 (£3,949).

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 £1,482 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £65,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in IP33 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£181,903£149k–£222k41 m²38
2£252,519£224k–£284k65 m²452
3£325,000£275k–£386k89 m²605
4£391,423£315k–£502k108 m²157
5+£648,910£488k–£795k162 m²143

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£182k£253k£325k£391k£649k
Detached—£302k£396k£436k£708k
Semi-detached£162k£252k£314k£346k£505k
Terraced£186k£245k£290k£387k£606k
Flats£127k£168k£195k——

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

Price per m² across IP33

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
IP33 1£3,848£3,440
IP33 2£3,677£3,257
IP33 3£3,949£3,341

Schools near IP33

Best state primary within 2 kmGuildhall Feoffment Community Primary School69% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSybil Andrews Academy60.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about IP33

Is IP33 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than across Bury St. Edmunds; prices in West Suffolk are up 0.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (69% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.3% against 43.8%); 267 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 IP33?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP33 sold for £325,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £274,564 and £386,384.

Is IP33 expensive for Bury St. Edmunds?

A 3-bedroom house in IP33 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bury St. Edmunds (£313,000).

How many homes sell in IP33 each year?

267 homes sold in the last year and 1,652 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near IP33?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School, where 69% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IP33?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP32 (£286k, 2 km), IP28 (£277k, 16 km), IP24 (£229k, 20 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.