— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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7,931 people · median £245,000 · 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
£245,000 median 12th cheapest of 19 neighbourhoods
among 19 neighbourhoods in Ipswich
A typical home here sells for £245,000, up 15.2% over five years. That's about 6.6× local earnings — around the 7.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 36 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£245,000
5-year change+15.2%
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 (17.5%).
By property type
Flats36.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new50%
Bought second-hand29%
Overall
Typical resale gain+5.8% · ~7.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (555 resale pairs) across Ipswich — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership66%
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
£2,198 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 Racecourse 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felixstowe Road | £125,000 | 381 | +3.1% |
| Nacton Road | £125,000 | 359 | +16.3% |
| Cliff Lane | £130,000 | 183 | -17.3% |
| Avondale Road | £126,250 | 182 | +21.6% |
| Hatfield Road | £149,975 | 166 | +13% |
| Levington Road | £122,500 | 149 | +7.7% |
| Fairfield Road | £133,000 | 135 | +9.4% |
| Murray Road | £163,250 | 120 | +3.8% |
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 Racecourse 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 Racecourse — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Avondale Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £265,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2a Alan Road | Detached | 3 | C | £280,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 3, Lindbergh Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £231,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 44 Ransome Crescent | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £247,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 18, King Edward Road | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £275,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 43 50 Cliff Lane | Flat | 1 | B | £85,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 55 Ascot Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £275,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 199 Nacton Road | Detached | — | — | £315,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 391 Felixstowe Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £245,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 9 St. Leonards Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £290,000 | Jun 2026 |
189 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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