Homes in Bungay sell for a median £255,000
That is the middle of 251 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.5 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
41% of Bungay’s sales are detached houses
251 homes sold in three years: 104 detached houses, 78 semi-detached houses, 64 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 104 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £267K–£363K
- Last 12 months
- £280K26 sold
- New build
- £360K
median sale · 78 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £210K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £245K23 sold
- New build
- £290K
median sale · 64 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £187K–£245K
- Last 12 months
- £227K24 sold
- New build
- £245K
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £150K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 41% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Bungay’s homes sold for between £215K and £325K
One sale in ten was under £175K and one in ten over £390K. 45% sold for under £250K.
The median, £255,000, sits in the £250–300K band
251 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £44,500 in 1995 to £245,000 in the last 12 months (£196,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
73 sales in the last 12 months, against 135 in 2001, the busiest year, and 61 in 2012. Sales fell by 48% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 19%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 60% more sales than 2020.
Bungay costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Bungay, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £55K | £88K | £181K | £204K | £220K | £277K | £280K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £64K | £141K | £137K | £155K | £205K | £245K |
| Terraced houses | £38K | £54K | £113K | £140K | £136K | £189K | £227K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
10% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
272 new homes have been sold in Bungay since 1995; the share peaked at 34% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £322,500
against £240,000 for a home sold on, 34% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.4% sold leasehold in Bungay. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Ellis Drive is Bungay’s busiest street, with 39 sales in three years
18 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellis Drive | NR35 | 39 | £340,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Bedingfield Road | NR35 | 15 | £300,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Waveney Road | NR35 | 9 | £245,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Mountbatten Road | NR35 | 9 | £207,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Lower Olland Street | NR35 | 9 | £180,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Beccles Road | NR35 | 8 | £360,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Searle Road | NR35 | 8 | £295,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 8 | St Johns Road | NR35 | 7 | £230,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Mayfair Road | NR35 | 6 | £302,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Southend Road | NR35 | 6 | £274,975 | Mixed |
| 11 | Hillside Road East | NR35 | 6 | £267,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Kings Road | NR35 | 6 | £250,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Wherry Road | NR35 | 5 | £315,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Webster Street | NR35 | 5 | £225,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Joyce Road | NR35 | 5 | £220,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Beccles Road: £360,000
Garden Close: £162,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.2 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Bungay is the 26th most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Bungay is in the middle of Suffolk’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Suffolk with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Bungay’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungay | — | £255K | 73 | +46% |
| Ditchingham | 1.3 | £251K | 36 | +23% |
| Beccles | 5.3 | £240K | 152 | +33% |
| Loddon | 5.8 | £265K | 29 | +51% |
| Worlingham | 6.2 | £300K | 52 | +32% |
| Chedgrave | 6.5 | £289K | 11 | +40% |
| Harleston | 7 | £255K | 75 | +33% |
| Thurlton | 7.1 | £291K | 13 | +42% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Bungay
What is the average house price in Bungay?
The median home in Bungay sold for £255,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 251 standard sales (£245,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £324,000, semi-detached houses £245,000, terraced houses £223,000 and flats and maisonettes £150,000.
Are house prices going up in Bungay?
The median was £270,000 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£247,500), and £245,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Bungay each year?
73 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 91 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Bungay?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Beccles Road (NR35, £360,000), Ellis Drive (NR35, £340,000) and Wherry Road (NR35, £315,000).
How much does a new build cost in Bungay?
New homes sold for a median £322,500 over three years, against £240,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 22% of sales.
Is Bungay expensive for Suffolk?
Bungay is the 26th most expensive of 35 towns of 2,500 or more in Suffolk by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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