Typical 3-bedroom house£255kmost £220k–£294k
Houses per m²£2,977flats £2,236
Sold last year2812,047 in five years
Prices in Ipswich+1.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in IP1 sold for £255,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £219,771 and £294,172, for about 87 m² of space. That is 9% less than the same home across Ipswich (£279,000).
281 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 £84k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP1 2 (£2,359) and the most in IP1 6 (£3,263).
Across Ipswich, prices are up 1.3% on a year ago and up 5.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,046 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,163 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £51,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about IP1
Is IP1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% less than across Ipswich; prices in Ipswich are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (51.3% against 43.8%); 281 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 IP1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in IP1 sold for £255,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £219,771 and £294,172.
Is IP1 expensive for Ipswich?
A 3-bedroom house in IP1 costs 9% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Ipswich (£279,000).
How many homes sell in IP1 each year?
281 homes sold in the last year and 2,047 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 IP1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Pancras Catholic Primary School, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.