Babergh: the market in figures
Babergh has the look of a market that rose fast and then settled. At £331,207 it is 2% below the regional average of £337,848 and 21.3% ahead of the UK level of £273,037. Its rank is 34th out of 135 areas, and 5th out of 12 in its region. The latest year added 0.9%, a little more than the 0.2% for the region. The trajectory begins at £255,813 in 2016. A jump of 10.1% came right away in 2017, then slower years followed until 2020 cut 4.5%. After that the area surged: 2021 added 10.3% and 2022 added 10.7%, reaching £340,817, the peak. Falls of 1.4% and 4.6% took the price down over the next two years, and recoveries of 2.4% and 0.9% have followed. Compared with 2016, the price is up 29.5%, or £75,394. Kensington and Chelsea tops the full list and City of Aberdeen ends it, with Babergh in 34th place, comfortably above the middle.
The detached average of £483,902 towers over the flat average of £152,550; the difference is £331,352, equal to 217.2%. Semi-detached homes (£311,195) and terraced homes (£243,230) fill the middle. First-time buyers come in at £262,771, 20.7% under the figure for all buyers.
1,374 sales were recorded for June 2025 to May 2026. On the tax side, a home mover is charged £6,560 in Stamp Duty, equal to 2% of the price; a first-time buyer is charged £1,560; and the charge on an additional property is £23,121. Add £150 for the Land Registry.
Every neighbour in the data except Mid Suffolk lies well below Babergh. Ipswich, 17 km distant, is at £226,175, or 31.7% less, yet its price rose 2.4%. Tendring is cheaper by 21.3% at £260,636, East Suffolk by 16.1% at £277,949 and Breckland by 19.4% at £266,835. Mid Suffolk is the close one: £317,979, just 4% below, with a rise of 5.3% that is the strongest of the five. East Suffolk fell 2.3% and Tendring 1.2%, so Babergh's small gain of 0.9% looks steady beside them.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Babergh
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (3 of 5 trades filled in Babergh). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Try Financial Ltd | 5 | 345 | 79 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surveyor | House to Home Chartered Surveyors & Valuers | 5 | 107 | 65 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | House to Home Chartered Surveyors & Valuers | 5 | 107 | 65 | Partial | View |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Babergh?
The average price of a home in Babergh was £331,207 in August 2026, +0.9% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Babergh?
The average price in Babergh went from £255,813 in August 2016 to £331,207 in August 2026, a change of +29.5%; +0.9% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Babergh?
On £331,207, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £6,560 for a home mover, £1,560 for a first-time buyer and £23,121 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Babergh?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Babergh in August 2016 (£255,813) and sold at the August 2026 average (£331,207), the gain of £75,394 costs a higher rate taxpayer £17,375, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Babergh expensive?
Babergh ranks 34th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | East of England |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £483,902 | £521,437 |
| Semi-detached | £311,195 | £352,638 |
| Terraced | £243,230 | £289,236 |
| Flat or maisonette | £152,550 | £192,035 |
| All types | £331,207 | £337,848 |
| First-time buyers | £262,771 | £278,459 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £255,813 | — |
| 2017 | £281,728 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | £288,907 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | £292,165 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | £279,083 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | £307,898 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | £340,817 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | £336,117 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | £320,642 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | £328,319 | +2.4% |
| 2026 | £331,207 | +0.9% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).