Typical 3-bedroom house£309kmost £276k–£365k
Houses per m²£3,673flats £2,212
Sold last year97603 in five years
Prices in Babergh+0.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in IP8 sold for £308,987 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £276,022 and £365,075, for about 89 m² of space. That is 11% more than the same home across Ipswich (£279,000).
97 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £111k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP8 4 (£3,604) and the most in IP8 3 (£3,689).
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 £1,409 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about IP8
Is IP8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% more than across Ipswich; prices in Babergh are up 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (35.8% against 43.8%); 97 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 IP8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in IP8 sold for £308,987 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £276,022 and £365,075.
Is IP8 expensive for Ipswich?
A 3-bedroom house in IP8 costs 11% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Ipswich (£279,000).
How many homes sell in IP8 each year?
97 homes sold in the last year and 603 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near IP8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Sproughton Church of England Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near IP8?
For a 3-bedroom house, IP1 (£255k, 4 km), IP2 (£242k, 4 km), IP3 (£259k, 8 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.