Buying a home in IP18, Southwold. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£475kmost £328k–£646k
Houses per m²£5,087flats £6,006
Sold last year46374 in five years
Prices in East Suffolk-1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP18 sold for £475,495 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £328,163 and £646,469, for about 94 m² of space.

46 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £290k for one bedroom.

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 £2,168 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in IP18 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£377,432£177k–£739k46 m²7
2£312,941£241k–£516k66 m²87
3£475,495£328k–£646k94 m²160
4£582,445£446k–£906k136 m²50
5+£869,512£622k–£1.37m178 m²54

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£377k£313k£475k£582k£870k
Detached—£341k£487k£613k£841k
Semi-detached—£251k£477k£313k£797k
Terraced—£284k£426k£656k£1.11m
Flats£290k£426k———

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

Schools near IP18

Best state primary within 2 kmReydon Primary School69% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

Questions about IP18

Is IP18 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 (69% against 64%); 46 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 IP18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP18 sold for £475,495 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £328,163 and £646,469.

How many homes sell in IP18 each year?

46 homes sold in the last year and 374 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near IP18?

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

Where is cheaper near IP18?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP19 (£338k, 12 km), NR34 (£280k, 13 km), NR33 (£227k, 14 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.