Buying a home in IP14, Stowmarket. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£284kmost £255k–£329k

Houses per m²£3,394flats £2,569

Sold last year3682,279 in five years

Prices in Mid Suffolk+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP14 sold for £284,031 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £254,631 and £328,634, for about 88 m² of space.

368 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 £117k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP14 5 (£3,272) and the most in IP14 6 (£3,568).

Across Mid Suffolk, prices are up 3.1% on a year ago and up 11.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,122 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,295 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £57,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in IP14 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£151,750	£142k–£181k	38 m²	42
2	£227,411	£200k–£260k	65 m²	696
3	£284,031	£255k–£329k	88 m²	804
4	£357,163	£312k–£437k	113 m²	273
5+	£475,000	£412k–£628k	155 m²	287

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£152k	£227k	£284k	£357k	£475k
Detached	—	£278k	£329k	£390k	£493k
Semi-detached	£132k	£240k	£275k	£335k	£370k
Terraced	£152k	£204k	£252k	£281k	£403k
Flats	£117k	£136k	£135k	—	—

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

Price per m² across IP14

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IP14 1	£3,356	£2,712
IP14 2	£3,420	—
IP14 3	£3,393	£1,325
IP14 4	£3,530	£2,657
IP14 5	£3,272	£2,525
IP14 6	£3,568	—

Schools near IP14

Best state primary within 2 kmOld Newton Church of England Primary School67% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmStowmarket High School37.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

IP6 Ipswich · 10 km3-bed house £317k IP30 Bury St. Edmunds · 12 km3-bed house £337k IP23 Eye · 13 km3-bed house £309k IP31 Bury St. Edmunds · 16 km3-bed house £331k IP8 Ipswich · 16 km3-bed house £309k IP7 Ipswich · 16 km3-bed house £329k IP1 Ipswich · 17 km3-bed house £255k IP22 Diss · 19 km3-bed house £309k

Questions about IP14

Is IP14 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Mid Suffolk are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (67% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (37.8% against 43.8%); 368 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 IP14?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP14 sold for £284,031 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £254,631 and £328,634.

How many homes sell in IP14 each year?

368 homes sold in the last year and 2,279 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 IP14?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Old Newton Church of England Primary School, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IP14?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP1 (£255k, 17 km), IP2 (£242k, 19 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.