Buying a home in IP7, Ipswich. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£329kmost £279k–£400k

Houses per m²£3,671flats £3,834

Sold last year116698 in five years

Prices in Babergh+0.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP7 sold for £328,900 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £279,120 and £400,106, for about 93 m² of space. That is 18% more than the same home across Ipswich (£279,000).

116 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £179k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP7 7 (£3,544) and the most in IP7 6 (£3,760).

Across Babergh, prices are up 0.7% on a year ago and up 8.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,110 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,500 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £66,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in IP7 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£185,759	£181k–£232k	47 m²	18
2	£254,122	£224k–£293k	67 m²	182
3	£328,900	£279k–£400k	93 m²	267
4	£419,450	£347k–£508k	117 m²	109
5+	£612,475	£439k–£739k	172 m²	117

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£186k	£254k	£329k	£419k	£612k
Detached	—	£323k	£391k	£435k	£620k
Semi-detached	—	£262k	£298k	£338k	£465k
Terraced	£182k	£240k	£266k	£275k	£604k
Flats	—	£179k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across IP7

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IP7 5	£3,656	£4,017
IP7 6	£3,760	£2,876
IP7 7	£3,544	—

Schools near IP7

Best state secondary within 5 kmHadleigh High School40.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

IP8 Ipswich · 9 km3-bed house £309k IP2 Ipswich · 13 km3-bed house £242k IP1 Ipswich · 13 km3-bed house £255k IP6 Ipswich · 13 km3-bed house £317k CO10 Sudbury · 15 km3-bed house £325k CO8 Bures · 16 km3-bed house £363k IP4 Ipswich · 16 km3-bed house £278k IP14 Stowmarket · 16 km3-bed house £284k

Questions about IP7

Is IP7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% more than across Ipswich; prices in Babergh are up 0.7% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (40.1% against 43.8%); 116 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 IP7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP7 sold for £328,900 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £279,120 and £400,106.

Is IP7 expensive for Ipswich?

A 3-bedroom house in IP7 costs 18% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Ipswich (£279,000).

How many homes sell in IP7 each year?

116 homes sold in the last year and 698 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near IP7?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP2 (£242k, 13 km), IP1 (£255k, 13 km), IP4 (£278k, 16 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.