Homes in Elmsett sell for a median £480,000
That is the middle of 65 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 5.3 times as much as in 1996. 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.
Three quarters of Elmsett’s sales are detached houses
65 homes sold in three years: 49 detached houses, 9 semi-detached houses and 7 terraced houses.
median sale · 49 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £410K–£635K
- Last 12 months
- £485K10 sold
- New build
- £519K
Semi-detached houses: 9 sold, median £280K
Terraced houses: 7 sold, median £263K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: three quarters 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 Elmsett’s homes sold for between £320K and £600K
One sale in ten was under £250K and one in ten over £700K. 9% sold for under £250K.
The median, £480,000, sits in the £400–500K band
65 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1996, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £85,000 in 1996 to £449,800 in the last 12 months (£337,500 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
15 sales in the last 12 months, against 30 in 2025, the busiest year, and 4 in 2011. Sales fell by 33% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 87% more sales than 2020.
Elmsett costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Elmsett, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Each type, year by year
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £176K | £289K | £261K | £322K | £383K | £485K |
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.
20% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
69 new homes have been sold in Elmsett since 1995; the share peaked at 58% in 2024.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £505,000
against £425,000 for a home sold on, 19% 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, 1.5% sold leasehold in Elmsett. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Daisyfield is Elmsett’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
5 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 | Daisyfield | IP7 | 15 | £520,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Hadleigh Road | IP7 | 10 | £422,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Bluebell Place | IP7 | 6 | £276,250 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 4 | Poppy Close | IP7 | 5 | £530,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | The Street | IP7 | 5 | £515,351 | Mostly detached houses |
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.
Elmsett’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Hadleigh, Claydon and Needham Market.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmsett | — | £480K | 15 | +68% |
| Hadleigh | 2.7 | £320K | 110 | +28% |
| Great Bricett | 3.1 | £290K | 6 | — |
| Bildeston | 4.2 | £295K | 15 | −4% |
| Bramford | 4.3 | £315K | 28 | +52% |
| Great Blakenham | 4.8 | £262K | 44 | +32% |
| Claydon | 5.4 | £271K | 31 | +36% |
| Needham Market | 5.7 | £260K | 94 | +44% |
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 Elmsett
What is the average house price in Elmsett?
The median home in Elmsett sold for £480,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 65 standard sales (£449,800 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £515,000, semi-detached houses £280,000 and terraced houses £262,500.
Are house prices going up in Elmsett?
The median was £495,000 in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (£447,500), and £449,800 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 Elmsett each year?
15 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 18 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Elmsett?
New homes sold for a median £505,000 over three years, against £425,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 43% of sales.
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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