Ipswich: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£394,181

Semi-detached

£260,704

Terraced

£205,875

Flat or maisonette

£128,335

First-time buyers

£198,022

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  118,380 in 1991 → 140,274 in 2024 (+18.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £128,610 in 2005 → £221,445 in 2026 (+72.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £348 in 2008 → £582 in 2025 (+67.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.0% in 2004 → 85.9% in 2023 (+8.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.0% in 2001 → 4.3% in 2025 (+43.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,760 in 1997 → £21,816 in 2024 (+123.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Ipswich; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work85.9% (2023) · 12th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work12.0% (2023) · 15th lowest of 348
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.5% (January 2026) · 29th highest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access294.4 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 36th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work32.8% (2024/25) · 321st lowest of 363
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 254th highest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work49.1% (2021) · 313th highest of 374
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£582 (April 2025) · 297th highest of 359

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Suffolk, which includes Ipswich.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.9 years · England 83.8 · 32nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.1 years · England 60.9 · 54th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.7 years · England 61.3 · 59th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)265.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 23rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.5% · England 10.4 · 73rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Suffolk, which includes Ipswich.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.1% · England 68.3 · 80th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.1 score · England 46.0 · 129th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.5% · England 5.8 · 93rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.0% · England 19.8 · 71st lowest of 153