Photo: Simon Mortimer · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Saxmundham sell for a median £295,000
That is the middle of 205 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 8.8 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.
Half of Saxmundham’s sales are detached houses
205 homes sold in three years: 96 detached houses, 42 semi-detached houses, 56 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 96 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £322K–£425K
- Last 12 months
- £349K36 sold
median sale · 42 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£287K
- Last 12 months
- £212K10 sold
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £210K–£272K
- Last 12 months
- £238K20 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £122K–£170K
Mostly detached: half 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 Saxmundham’s homes sold for between £220K and £360K
One sale in ten was under £173K and one in ten over £435K. 37% sold for under £250K.
The median, £295,000, sits in the £250–300K band
205 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 8.8 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £35,997 in 1995 to £315,000 in the last 12 months (£238,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
69 sales in the last 12 months, against 205 in 2002, the busiest year, and 48 in 2023. Sales fell by 38% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 12%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 59% more sales than 2020.
Saxmundham costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Saxmundham, 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 | £120K | £194K | £225K | £270K | £310K | £349K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £60K | £130K | £155K | £193K | £238K | £212K |
| Terraced houses | £31K | £51K | £112K | £140K | £176K | £210K | £238K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
842 new homes have been sold in Saxmundham since 1995; the share peaked at 58% in 2001.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4.1% sold leasehold in Saxmundham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Fairfield Road is Saxmundham’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
15 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Fairfield Road | IP17 | 11 | £335,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Warren Avenue | IP17 | 11 | £252,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Henley Close | IP17 | 10 | £179,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Heron Road | IP17 | 8 | £327,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Tennyson Road | IP17 | 8 | £325,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Brook Farm Road | IP17 | 8 | £271,250 | Mixed |
| 7 | Montagu Drive | IP17 | 7 | £385,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Beech Road | IP17 | 7 | £325,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Thurlow Close | IP17 | 7 | £240,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | High Street | IP17 | 7 | £160,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | Long Avenue | IP17 | 6 | £344,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Gilbert Road | IP17 | 5 | £396,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | St Johns Road | IP17 | 5 | £251,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Saxon Road | IP17 | 5 | £240,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Waveney Close | IP17 | 5 | £240,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Gilbert Road: £396,000
High Street: £160,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.5 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.
Saxmundham is the 11th most expensive of 35 towns in Suffolk
Saxmundham 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.
Saxmundham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Leiston.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxmundham | — | £295K | 69 | +34% |
| Leiston | 4 | £223K | 51 | +31% |
| Framlingham | 6 | £328K | 64 | +21% |
| Aldeburgh | 6.2 | £545K | 43 | +26% |
| Wickham Market | 6.7 | £286K | 24 | +8% |
| Rendlesham | 6.8 | £292K | 50 | +40% |
| Laxfield | 7.7 | £403K | 19 | +131% |
| Halesworth | 8.7 | £273K | 82 | +48% |
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 Saxmundham
What is the average house price in Saxmundham?
The median home in Saxmundham sold for £295,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 205 standard sales (£315,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £359,000, semi-detached houses £235,000, terraced houses £237,500 and flats and maisonettes £130,000.
Are house prices going up in Saxmundham?
The median was £300,000 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£265,000), and £315,000 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 Saxmundham each year?
69 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 99 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Saxmundham?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Gilbert Road (IP17, £396,000), Montagu Drive (IP17, £385,000) and Long Avenue (IP17, £344,000).
Is Saxmundham expensive for Suffolk?
Saxmundham is the 11th 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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