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4,402 people · median £267,500 · Ipswich
Fast broadbandMore affordable than most
Ipswich Council · Labour-controlled 29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£267,500 median 14th cheapest of 19 neighbourhoods
among 19 neighbourhoods in Ipswich
A typical home here sells for £267,500, up 12.5% over five years. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 32 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£267,500
5-year change+12.5%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.6× · five-year average 7.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Ipswich35.7%
Of the homes across Ipswich that sold again within five years, 35.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.9%).
By property type
Flats36.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new50.3%
Bought second-hand29%
Overall
Typical resale gain+5.7% · ~7.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (566 resale pairs) across Ipswich — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership82%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,468
Ipswich Borough Council£432
Suffolk County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,732
Police & Crime Commissioner£304
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,646
Band B£1,920
Band C£2,194
Band D (baseline)£2,468
Band E£3,017
Band F£3,565
Band G£4,114
Band H£4,937
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,535 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Castle Hill 31 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft Road | £159,000 | 292 | +6.3% |
| Norwich Road | £165,000 | 180 | +17.6% |
| Chesterfield Drive | £134,000 | 161 | +14% |
| Highfield Road | £159,350 | 136 | +3.1% |
| Beechcroft Road | £166,500 | 132 | +16.7% |
| Elmcroft Road | £145,750 | 126 | — |
| Cedarcroft Road | £159,000 | 112 | +25% |
| Pinecroft Road | £156,750 | 108 | +22% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Ipswich how Castle Hill compares · from Ipswich
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Greenwich +47.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | £287,500 | +47.4% | 63 |
| Maidenhall | £225,500 | +32% | 92 |
| California | £220,000 | +18.3% | 492 |
| Stoke Park | £268,000 | +16.7% | 74 |
| Broke Hall | £340,000 | +16.5% | 59 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Castle Hill — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Castle Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £256,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 29 Rosecroft Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £420,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 109 Chesterfield Drive | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £205,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 120, Chesterfield Drive | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £320,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 11 Preston Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £285,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 11 Pinecroft Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £300,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 26 Cedarcroft Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £287,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 24 Rosecroft Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £255,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 10 Chelsea Close | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £260,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 545 Norwich Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £220,000 | Jul 2026 |
94 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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