The median home in Leiston sells for £222,500
That is the middle of 219 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 7.6 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.
42% of Leiston’s sales are semi-detached houses
219 homes sold in three years: 47 detached houses, 92 semi-detached houses, 65 terraced houses and 15 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 47 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £307K–£445K
- Last 12 months
- £378K16 sold
median sale · 92 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £200K–£269K
- Last 12 months
- £243K18 sold
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £165K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £185K13 sold
median sale · 15 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £90K–£160K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 42% 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 Leiston’s homes sold for between £175K and £300K
One sale in ten was under £145K and one in ten over £385K. 59% sold for under £250K.
The median, £222,500, sits in the £200–250K band
219 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 7.6 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £33,000 in 1995 to £250,000 in the last 12 months (£198,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
51 sales in the last 12 months, against 170 in 2021, the busiest year, and 72 in 2009. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 43% more sales than 2020.
Leiston costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Leiston, 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 | £65K | £102K | £240K | £265K | £270K | £315K | £378K |
| Semi-detached houses | £41K | £53K | £128K | £160K | £167K | £210K | £243K |
| Terraced houses | £30K | £43K | £112K | £122K | £129K | £178K | £185K |
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: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 40% in 2021
409 new homes have been sold in Leiston since 1995; the share peaked at 40% in 2021.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.5% sold leasehold in Leiston. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Waterloo Avenue is Leiston’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
15 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 | Waterloo Avenue | IP16 | 13 | £275,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Carr Avenue | IP16 | 11 | £218,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Hodgson Avenue | IP16 | 10 | £303,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Haylings Road | IP16 | 10 | £190,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Station Road | IP16 | 10 | £161,000 | Mostly flats |
| 6 | St Margarets Crescent | IP16 | 7 | £212,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | High Street | IP16 | 7 | £135,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Valley Gardens | IP16 | 6 | £225,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Roberts Road | IP16 | 6 | £170,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Abbey Road | IP16 | 5 | £270,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Westward Ho | IP16 | 5 | £250,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Garrett Crescent | IP16 | 5 | £235,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Lime Tree Avenue | IP16 | 5 | £222,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Heath View | IP16 | 5 | £210,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Prospect Place | IP16 | 5 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Hodgson Avenue: £303,500
High Street: £135,000
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.
Leiston is the 32nd most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Leiston is one of Suffolk’s cheapest 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.
Leiston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiston | — | £223K | 51 | +31% |
| Aldeburgh | 3.3 | £545K | 43 | +26% |
| Saxmundham | 4 | £295K | 69 | +34% |
| Rendlesham | 8.6 | £292K | 50 | +40% |
| Wickham Market | 9.7 | £286K | 24 | +8% |
| Halesworth | 10 | £273K | 82 | +48% |
| Framlingham | 10 | £328K | 64 | +21% |
| Reydon | 10 | £350K | 39 | +41% |
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 Leiston
What is the average house price in Leiston?
The median home in Leiston sold for £222,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 219 standard sales (£250,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £223,750, terraced houses £195,000 and flats and maisonettes £135,000.
Are house prices going up in Leiston?
The median was £221,750 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£210,000), and £250,000 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 Leiston each year?
51 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 115 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Leiston?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hodgson Avenue (IP16, £303,500), Waterloo Avenue (IP16, £275,000) and Abbey Road (IP16, £270,000).
Is Leiston expensive for Suffolk?
Leiston is the 32nd 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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