The median home in Elmswell sells for £320,000
That is the middle of 304 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 4.5 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.
57% of Elmswell’s sales are detached houses
304 homes sold in three years: 173 detached houses, 67 semi-detached houses, 57 terraced houses and 7 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 173 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£495K
- Last 12 months
- £460K43 sold
- New build
- £431K
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £239K–£285K
- Last 12 months
- £262K21 sold
- New build
- £280K
median sale · 57 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £188K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £230K15 sold
- New build
- £260K
Flats and maisonettes: 7 sold, median £147K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 57% 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 Elmswell’s homes sold for between £248K and £435K
One sale in ten was under £195K and one in ten over £525K. 25% sold for under £250K.
The median, £320,000, sits in the £300–400K band
304 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £69,950 in 1995 to £318,000 in the last 12 months (£278,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
81 sales in the last 12 months, against 158 in 2006, the busiest year, and 56 in 2008. Sales fell by 50% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 19%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 47% more sales than 2020.
Elmswell costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Elmswell, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £78K | £135K | £203K | £236K | £308K | £344K | £460K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £71K | £126K | £170K | £180K | £235K | £262K |
| Terraced houses | £44K | £60K | £116K | £126K | £180K | £191K | £230K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 1% of sales in the last 12 months, after 48% in 2023
651 new homes have been sold in Elmswell since 1995; the share peaked at 48% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £400,000
against £290,000 for a home sold on, 38% 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.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.4% sold leasehold in Elmswell. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Cattlegate is Elmswell’s busiest street, with 29 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Cattlegate | IP30 | 29 | £425,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Hall Lane | IP30 | 14 | £262,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Heriot Road | IP30 | 13 | £405,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Petronilla Gardens | IP30 | 12 | £497,497 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Bennett Avenue | IP30 | 11 | £220,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Ashfield Road | IP30 | 9 | £447,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Pyes Meadow | IP30 | 9 | £258,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | St Edmunds Drive | IP30 | 8 | £335,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Oxer Close | IP30 | 8 | £311,750 | Mixed |
| 10 | Dove House Place | IP30 | 7 | £335,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Freedom Road | IP30 | 7 | £260,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 12 | Old Schools Court | IP30 | 7 | £175,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Gardeners Walk | IP30 | 6 | £476,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Crown Mill | IP30 | 6 | £345,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Pightle Close | IP30 | 6 | £309,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Petronilla Gardens: £497,497
Old Schools Court: £175,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.8 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.
Elmswell is the 8th most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Elmswell 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.
Elmswell’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Stowmarket.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmswell | — | £320K | 81 | +36% |
| Woolpit | 1.4 | £365K | 19 | +20% |
| Haughley | 2.7 | £265K | 20 | +39% |
| Walsham le Willows | 4.5 | £328K | 9 | +36% |
| Thurston | 4.6 | £345K | 65 | +43% |
| Bacton and Cotton | 4.6 | £332K | 28 | +66% |
| Stowmarket | 4.9 | £260K | 332 | +29% |
| Stowupland | 5.2 | £290K | 31 | +39% |
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 Elmswell
What is the average house price in Elmswell?
The median home in Elmswell sold for £320,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 304 standard sales (£318,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £425,000, semi-detached houses £260,000, terraced houses £230,000 and flats and maisonettes £146,500.
Are house prices going up in Elmswell?
The median was £305,000 in 2025, down 9% on 2024 (£335,000), and £318,000 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 Elmswell each year?
81 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 109 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Elmswell?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Petronilla Gardens (IP30, £497,497), Gardeners Walk (IP30, £476,250) and Ashfield Road (IP30, £447,500).
How much does a new build cost in Elmswell?
New homes sold for a median £400,000 over three years, against £290,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 26% of sales.
Is Elmswell expensive for Suffolk?
Elmswell is the 8th 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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