Buying a home in IP26, Thetford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£271kmost £242k–£337k

Houses per m²£2,909flats £1,467

Sold last year68532 in five years

Prices in King's Lynn and West Norfolk+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP26 sold for £270,739 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £241,547 and £336,983, for about 96 m² of space. That is 10% more than the same home across Thetford (£246,000).

68 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £123k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IP26 4 (£2,868) and the most in IP26 5 (£2,972).

Across King's Lynn and West Norfolk, prices are up 3.1% on a year ago and up 12.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,053 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,235 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £54,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in IP26 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£219,088	£189k–£244k	66 m²	143
3	£270,739	£242k–£337k	96 m²	246
4	£333,217	£295k–£385k	127 m²	65
5+	£466,240	£360k–£556k	164 m²	73

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£219k	£271k	£333k	£466k
Detached	—	£232k	£302k	£352k	£479k
Semi-detached	—	£210k	£253k	£298k	£347k
Terraced	—	£189k	£236k	—	—
Flats	—	£123k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across IP26

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IP26 4	£2,868	£1,467
IP26 5	£2,972	—

Schools near IP26

Best state secondary within 5 kmIceni Secondary Academy26% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

IP27 Brandon · 9 km3-bed house £254k IP24 Thetford · 16 km3-bed house £229k PE38 Downham Market · 16 km3-bed house £262k PE33 King's Lynn · 17 km3-bed house £251k PE37 Swaffham · 17 km3-bed house £271k IP28 Bury St. Edmunds · 20 km3-bed house £277k IP25 Thetford · 20 km3-bed house £258k CB7 Ely · 23 km3-bed house £350k

Questions about IP26

Is IP26 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% more than across Thetford; prices in King's Lynn and West Norfolk are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (26% against 43.8%); 68 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 IP26?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IP26 sold for £270,739 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £241,547 and £336,983.

Is IP26 expensive for Thetford?

A 3-bedroom house in IP26 costs 10% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Thetford (£246,000).

How many homes sell in IP26 each year?

68 homes sold in the last year and 532 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near IP26?

For a 3-bedroom house, IP24 (£229k, 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.