Buying a home in IP17, Saxmundham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£319kmost £261k–£408k

Houses per m²£3,374flats £2,806

Sold last year107662 in five years

Prices in East Suffolk-1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP17 sold for £318,823 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £260,513 and £408,358, for about 93 m² of space.

107 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £108k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP17 1 (£3,294) and the most in IP17 3 (£3,752).

Across East Suffolk, prices are down 1.1% on a year ago and up 7.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £940 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,454 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £64,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in IP17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£230,826	£155k–£271k	52 m²	9
2	£226,345	£191k–£277k	67 m²	184
3	£318,823	£261k–£408k	93 m²	215
4	£411,902	£329k–£533k	119 m²	109
5+	£462,327	£364k–£665k	148 m²	124

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£231k	£226k	£319k	£412k	£462k
Detached	—	£290k	£400k	£432k	£477k
Semi-detached	—	£220k	£272k	£347k	£414k
Terraced	£155k	£217k	£262k	—	—
Flats	£108k	£165k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across IP17

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IP17 1	£3,294	£2,805
IP17 2	£3,422	—
IP17 3	£3,752	—

Schools near IP17

Best state primary within 2 kmKelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

IP16 Leiston · 6 km3-bed house £242k IP15 Aldeburgh · 10 km3-bed house £503k IP19 Halesworth · 12 km3-bed house £338k IP13 Woodbridge · 13 km3-bed house £330k IP18 Southwold · 16 km3-bed house £475k IP12 Woodbridge · 18 km3-bed house £336k IP20 Harleston · 23 km3-bed house £294k IP21 Diss · 23 km3-bed house £312k

Questions about IP17

Is IP17 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in East Suffolk are down 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); 107 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 IP17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP17 sold for £318,823 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £260,513 and £408,358.

How many homes sell in IP17 each year?

107 homes sold in the last year and 662 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IP17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IP17?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP16 (£242k, 6 km), NR34 (£280k, 24 km), NR35 (£282k, 26 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.