Renting in Ipswich

Average Rent in Ipswich

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The average rent in Ipswich is £895/mo, with 1,572 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Ipswich rental appears.

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Renting in Ipswich

What it costs to rent in Ipswich

Ipswich currently has 1,572 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £895 a month. 25 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 49% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is IP24 at around £148/mo, while CO7 sits nearer £1,425/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Ipswich rental market at a glance

1,572

Active rentals in Ipswich

£895/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Ipswich

Median monthly rent, based on 1,572 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	382
2 bed	£995/mo	464
3 bed	£1,250/mo	243
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	204
Room	£600/mo	243

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Ipswich rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Ipswich. Latest: £985/mo (Mar 26, +3.6% YoY).

Latest

£985

Mar 26

Annual

+3.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£708

Apr 21

Total change

+39%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Ipswich pay goes on rent?

Renters in Ipswich spend an estimated 38% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£985/mo

£11,820/yr

Median pay

£30,928/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

38%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Ipswich

Most Ipswich homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 62,210 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.23

≈ Band B–C

Stock

62k

62,210 properties

A
31%19,370
B
37%23,150
C
18%11,490
D
7%4,490
E
4%2,360
F
2%950
G
1%380
H
0%20

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Ipswich

96% of Ipswich premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

96%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

492 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
96%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Ipswich), July 2025, covering 62,299 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Ipswich homes

48% of Ipswich homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

48%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

52%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

55k

55,035 EPCs

A
0%218
B
9%4,782
C
39%21,470
D
38%20,925
E
11%6,041
F
2%1,249
G
1%350

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Ipswich. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Ipswich

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Ipswich centroid. The five closest:

1
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Primary · Academy converter · IP1 2AX
0.17 mi
2
Westbridge Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter · IP1 2HE
0.37 mi
3
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Primary · Voluntary aided school · IP4 2BT
0.54 mi
4
Handford Hall Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · IP1 2LQ
0.60 mi
5
Ranelagh Primary School
Primary · Community school · IP2 0AN
0.71 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Ipswich centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Ipswich

Flats & apartments

475

40% of listings

Houses

463

39% of listings

Rooms

243

20% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Ipswich — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 48% of the 473 houses currently advertised in Ipswich.

Terraced
48%227
Other house
26%122
Semi-detached
20%94
Detached
4%20
Bungalow
2%10

Rent by postcode

Where Ipswich rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,261 live listings in 29 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Ipswich

1CO7£1,425/mo4 rentals
2IP1 1BF£1,360/mo5 rentals
3IP7£1,300/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Ipswich

1IP24£148/mo10 rentals
2IP17£223/mo4 rentals
3IP16£275/mo9 rentals

Features · Ipswich

Garden, parking, and floor area in Ipswich

Live signal across 1,572 Ipswich rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 221 Ipswich listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

85%

of 302 Ipswich listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Ipswich

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Ipswich has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 20 of 20 postcode districts analysed, the median was 27 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Ipswich is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

27 crimes per area (median)
20 of 20 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Ipswich ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Ipswich

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Whitton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Ipswich.

Rushmere
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (77) · pop. ~11,000
16
per 1k
Westbourne
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (104) · pop. ~9,000
28
per 1k
Whitton
Safer area
Most common: Shoplifting (53) · pop. ~12,000
12
per 1k
Priory Heath
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (111) · pop. ~9,000
30
per 1k
Stoke
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (155) · pop. ~8,000
51
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Ipswich listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Ipswich.

Rightmove

538

OnTheMarket

296

OpenRent

294

SpareRoom

243

PrimeLocation

151

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Ipswich — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Ipswich?

The median rent in Ipswich is £895/month based on 1572 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Ipswich?

There are currently 1572 rental properties available in Ipswich, with 25 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Ipswich safe for renters?

Ipswich has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 27 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Ipswich?

The most commonly reported crime category in Ipswich is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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