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Southwold

Suffolk · 4,001 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: IP18
Average Property Value
£606,288
↓ 3.6% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Southwold, Suffolk sell for an average of £606,288 — 123% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £500,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 3.6% year on year, from £589,538 to £568,077. Since 2015, average values in Southwold have grown by 33%.

Detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Southwold, making up 40% of transactions. Southwold spans 1 postcode area, with 4,001 sales registered since 1995.

£606,288
Average
£500,000
Median
£2k
Lowest
£3.5M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 1 postcode area

Below average
51 / 100
Education 53
Connectivity 70
Market Stability 55
Family-Friendly 24

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£395k £568k

Property Types

Detached 40%
Terraced 31%
Semi-Detached 19%
Flat 8%
Other 2%
4,001 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£333k
Lower Quartile
£500k
Median
£730k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £2k – £3.5M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £469,450 £322,500 30 ↓ 17.4%
2025 £568,077 £480,000 101 ↓ 3.6%
2024 £589,538 £477,000 93 ↓ 16.5%
2023 £705,878 £550,000 92 ↑ 5.1%
2022 £671,747 £555,000 127 ↑ 12.1%
2021 £599,038 £500,000 153 ↑ 6.7%
2020 £561,261 £502,500 152 ↑ 19.8%
2019 £468,326 £437,500 128 ↓ 2.0%
2018 £477,763 £397,500 136 ↑ 6.9%
2017 £446,968 £347,500 126 ↑ 13.3%
2016 £394,609 £355,000 130 ↓ 7.6%
2015 £427,183 £346,000 133

Postcode Areas in Southwold

Southwold covers 1 postcode area. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

IP18

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Streets in Southwold

The 60 busiest streets in Southwold by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

High Street 147 Pier Avenue 132 Wangford Road 132 The Street 110 Stradbroke Road 103 The Drive 89 Victoria Street 88 Halesworth Road 87 Marlborough Road 84 North Road 82 Oaklands 80 North Parade 75 Hotson Road 72 Kingfisher Crescent 68 Old School Drive 66 Lowestoft Road 63 Covert Road 62 Ferry Road 56 Fieldstile Road 55 Sea View Road 54 East Street 52 Windsor Road 51 Tibbys Way 50 Nightingale Avenue 49 St Edmunds Road 48 Nicholas Drive 43 The Firs 43 Wymering Road 40 Lakeside Park Drive 39 Mill Lane 39 Hillfield Court 39 Lodge Road 38 Manor Close 38 The Crescents 37 South Green 37 Palmers Lane 36 North Green 35 Hurn Crag Road 35 Mount Pleasant 35 St Georges Square 34 St James Green 32 Green Lane 31 Jermyns Road 30 Park Lane 30 Gorse Road 29 The Green 28 Barn Close 27 Coxs Lane 27 Millfield Road 27 Chester Road 27 Queens Road 27 Shearwater Way 27 Lorne Road 26 Bridge Road 25 Elliott Avenue 25 Field Stile Road 25 Mallard Road 24 York Road 23 Keens Lane 23 Fairfield Road 22

Frequently asked questions about Southwold

What is the average house price in Southwold?
The average sold price in Southwold, Suffolk is £606,288, across 748 sales since 2020. The median is £500,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Southwold rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Southwold was £568,077, down 3.6% on 2024's £589,538.
How many properties have sold in Southwold?
HM Land Registry has recorded 4,001 sales in Southwold since 1995, across 1 postcode area (IP18). The most common property type is detached.

About this data

Averages and medians for Southwold cover the 748 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 4,001 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0