Homes in Halesworth sell for a median £272,500
That is the middle of 297 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 5.6 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.
40% of Halesworth’s sales are detached houses
297 homes sold in three years: 118 detached houses, 110 semi-detached houses, 56 terraced houses and 13 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 118 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£455K
- Last 12 months
- £365K31 sold
- New build
- £445K
median sale · 110 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £220K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £248K35 sold
- New build
- £250K
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £201K12 sold
- New build
- £230K
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £131K–£156K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% of sales
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 Halesworth’s homes sold for between £220K and £360K
One sale in ten was under £180K and one in ten over £465K. 39% sold for under £250K.
The median, £272,500, sits in the £250–300K band
297 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £46,625 in 1995 to £260,000 in the last 12 months (£220,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
82 sales in the last 12 months, against 168 in 2001, the busiest year, and 55 in 2008. Sales fell by 25% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 94% more sales than 2020.
Halesworth costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Halesworth, 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 | £61K | £113K | £203K | £216K | £260K | £290K | £365K |
| Semi-detached houses | £48K | £65K | £140K | £153K | £170K | £225K | £248K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £52K | £120K | £137K | £165K | £200K | £201K |
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.
5% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
368 new homes have been sold in Halesworth since 1995; the share peaked at 31% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £330,000
against £262,000 for a home sold on, 26% 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.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.1% sold leasehold in Halesworth. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Joseph Hooker Gardens is Halesworth’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Joseph Hooker Gardens | IP19 | 14 | £327,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Holton Road | IP19 | 13 | £418,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Laurie Shepherd Close | IP19 | 11 | £460,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Dukes Drive | IP19 | 11 | £275,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Sovereign Drive | IP19 | 9 | £295,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Bedingfield Crescent | IP19 | 9 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Chediston Street | IP19 | 9 | £202,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Norwich Road | IP19 | 9 | £167,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | London Road | IP19 | 7 | £360,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Highfield Road | IP19 | 7 | £252,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Hill Farm Road | IP19 | 7 | £230,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 12 | Gainsborough Drive | IP19 | 7 | £200,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Buxton Way | IP19 | 6 | £310,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 14 | Dakings Drift | IP19 | 6 | £240,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Queens Drive | IP19 | 5 | £345,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Laurie Shepherd Close: £460,000
Maltings Close: £135,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.4 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.
Halesworth is the 19th most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Halesworth 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.
Halesworth’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Beccles.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halesworth | — | £273K | 82 | +48% |
| Laxfield | 6.6 | £403K | 19 | +131% |
| Reydon | 6.8 | £350K | 39 | +41% |
| Beccles | 8 | £240K | 152 | +33% |
| Bungay | 8 | £255K | 73 | +46% |
| Worlingham | 8.2 | £300K | 52 | +32% |
| Saxmundham | 8.7 | £295K | 69 | +34% |
| Ditchingham | 9.2 | £251K | 36 | +23% |
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 Halesworth
What is the average house price in Halesworth?
The median home in Halesworth sold for £272,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 297 standard sales (£260,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £360,000, semi-detached houses £253,500, terraced houses £212,500 and flats and maisonettes £145,000.
Are house prices going up in Halesworth?
The median was £277,750 in 2025, down 7% on 2024 (£300,000), and £260,000 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 Halesworth each year?
82 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 112 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Halesworth?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Laurie Shepherd Close (IP19, £460,000), Holton Road (IP19, £418,500) and London Road (IP19, £360,000).
How much does a new build cost in Halesworth?
New homes sold for a median £330,000 over three years, against £262,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 18% of sales.
Is Halesworth expensive for Suffolk?
Halesworth is the 19th 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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