Debenham’s current listings show 26 properties on the market, of which 4 are sold subject to contract and 22 remain actively available to buyers. That puts the SSTC rate at 20.0%, a figure worth reading alongside the 10.0 months of inventory currently sitting on the books, a level of supply that gives buyers a reasonable field of choice rather than a scramble over a handful of homes. The average asking price across the village stands at £429,500, with individual properties spanning a wide £190,000 to £700,000 range, reflecting everything from smaller village terraces to substantial detached houses on the outskirts. Average time on market is 304 days, a long window in absolute terms but one that compares favourably against the wider Suffolk figure discussed later in this report.
Current market status: 26 properties for sale, of which 4 are SSTC and 22 remain actively listed. SSTC rate stands at 20.0%. Average days on market is 304 days. Months of inventory at the current sales rate is 10.0 months.
Price summary: average asking price £429,500, with the current range running from £190,000 to £700,000.
Property type mix, based on a sample of 20 comparable listings: Detached House 60% (12 properties), Semi-Detached House 20% (4 properties), Terraced House 20% (4 properties).
County context: Suffolk’s average days on market across its coverage area is 475 days, and its average price is £387,125.
The clearest trend in the current Debenham data is the balance between supply and take-up. With 22 of the 26 listed properties still actively for sale and only 4 marked SSTC, the 20.0% SSTC rate signals a market where decisions are being made carefully rather than at pace. Months of inventory sits at 10.0, which is a generous supply cushion given the current rate of properties going under offer.
Average days on market of 304 tells a similar story of measured rather than rapid transactions, though it is worth noting this is still considerably shorter than the wider Suffolk average of 475 days. This snapshot does not include a like-for-like annual price growth figure for Debenham, so this report focuses on the verified activity and pricing data available rather than speculating on direction of travel.
With 20.0% of current stock SSTC and 10.0 months of inventory outstanding, Debenham currently sits closer to buyers’ market conditions than a tightly contested sellers’ market. A market where roughly one in five listings has attracted an accepted offer, against ten months of supply at the present sales rate, gives buyers room to be selective and sellers reason to price with care.
That said, the average price of £429,500 remains £42,375 above the Suffolk average, a 10.9% premium that suggests demand for the right property in Debenham has not disappeared, it is simply being exercised with more patience by those doing the buying.
Momentum in Debenham currently reads as steady rather than accelerating or sharply cooling. The 304 day average time on market, while lengthy in isolation, is 171 days shorter than the Suffolk average of 475 days, indicating the village continues to turn over property somewhat faster than much of the wider county even as supply sits at 10.0 months.
The 20.0% SSTC rate, with 4 of 26 listings currently under offer, points to a market ticking along at a measured pace rather than one experiencing a sudden shift in either direction.
Buyers currently negotiating in Debenham are working from a position of moderate strength. Ten months of inventory and an SSTC rate of 20.0% mean sellers cannot assume quick, uncontested offers, and a well-prepared buyer with financing in order has room to negotiate on price and terms, particularly on stock that has already sat through part of the average 304 day marketing period.
Sellers, for their part, are best served by pricing in line with recent completed sales rather than aspirational figures, given that 22 of the 26 current listings are still actively competing for buyer attention.
Working across Debenham, we see a village where the property stock rarely behaves uniformly. A 2 bed detached house on the edge of the village can list at £190,000 while a substantial family home on the same road commands £700,000, and that £510,000 spread within a single village is not something you find in every Suffolk town. It means blanket pricing advice does not work here, each property needs to be read against its specific street, plot and condition.
What we have also noticed is that the 304 day average time on market masks considerable variation between individual sales, some properties here move inside a month while others sit for the better part of a year, and understanding which category a given house falls into before it is listed is where local knowledge earns its keep.
The headline figures for Debenham deserve some unpacking. An average price of £429,500 sits 10.9% above the Suffolk average of £387,125, yet the village’s average days on market of 304 is actually 171 days shorter than the county figure of 475. In other words, Debenham commands a premium while still transacting property faster than much of the wider Suffolk market it sits within.
The 10.0 months of inventory alongside a 20.0% SSTC rate suggests this premium is being paid selectively. With 22 of 26 current listings still actively for sale, buyers have genuine choice, and the properties that convert to SSTC appear to be doing so on their own merits of price, condition and location rather than through general market pressure.
The property type mix reinforces this picture. Detached houses make up 60% of the 20 comparable listings analysed, with semi-detached and terraced homes each accounting for 20%, meaning most of the active competition in Debenham is between similar detached stock rather than across radically different property types.
Buying in Debenham right now means entering a market with genuine choice, 26 properties currently listed, 22 of them still available, spread across a price range of £190,000 to £700,000. That breadth means the first job for any buyer is narrowing down which part of that range and which property type actually suits their needs, rather than being pulled between very different homes on paper.
Expect a longer process than a hot market elsewhere might suggest. With average days on market at 304, sellers here are not always in a rush, and a considered, well-evidenced offer often carries more weight than speed. Get your finances arranged early, use recent completed sales as your reference point when discussing price, and be prepared to view more than once before committing, particularly on the village’s older timber-framed stock where condition can vary significantly behind a similar looking frontage.
Our considered view is that Debenham remains a village where price and patience both matter. The current spread of listings, from £190,000 up to £700,000, plus 10.0 months of inventory, tells us this is not a market to chase or panic in, whether you are buying or selling.
What continues to set Debenham apart from many comparable Suffolk villages is that its average price still sits above the county figure despite that generous supply, which speaks to a genuine, if patient, level of underlying demand for the right property here. We would rather see a client price accurately from day one and sell within a reasonable window than list ambitiously and watch a property drift through the full 304 day average.
For an investor assessing Debenham, the average price of £429,500 sits against a backdrop of 10.0 months of inventory and a 20.0% SSTC rate, indicating a market with available stock but no particular urgency among current buyers. The £190,000 to £700,000 price range offers entry points at very different levels, from smaller two bed detached houses to larger family homes.
Average days on market of 304 should be factored into any holding period assumptions, and this snapshot does not include annual price growth or rental yield data for Debenham specifically, so any investment case here should be built on the verified pricing and activity figures above rather than assumed trajectory. Rental demand data will be added to this report as it becomes available.
Of the 20 comparable listings analysed for Debenham, detached houses form the clear majority at 60% (12 properties), with semi-detached and terraced houses each making up 20% (4 properties apiece). This detached dominance shapes the village’s overall average price of £429,500, since detached stock naturally spans a wider and generally higher price band.
The current listings sample illustrates this spread well. A 3 bed detached house on IP14 6QA is listed at £400,000, while a smaller 2 bed detached on IP14 6RD is on the market at £190,000, a difference of £210,000 within the same property type. Semi-detached and terraced stock, such as the 2 bed semi on IP14 6FE at £299,950 and the 3 bed terrace on Henniker Road at £230,000, occupy a more modest middle and lower band of the overall £190,000 to £700,000 range.
There are currently 26 properties listed in Debenham, 4 of them SSTC and 22 still actively available. A representative sample of current listings shows the range on offer: a 3 bed detached house at Debenham, IP14 6QA is on the market at £400,000 after 121 days, a 2 bed detached at IP14 6PZ is priced at £280,000 having attracted interest in just 22 days, and a 2 bed detached at IP14 6RD sits at the more affordable end at £190,000 after 85 days.
Among the SSTC stock, a 3 bed detached house at IP14 6PH went under offer at £375,000 after 141 days on the market, and a 2 bed semi-detached at IP14 6FE agreed a sale at £299,950 after 105 days. A 3 bed terraced house on Henniker Road, IP14 6PY, remains available at £230,000 after 114 days, giving buyers a lower cost entry point into the village.
Land Registry data confirms six completed sales in Debenham in recent months, distinct from the SSTC and on-market figures discussed elsewhere in this report. Hoglet House on Priory Lane sold for £667,500 on 2026-03-31, the highest of the recorded completions, while 24 Low Road, a detached house, sold for £520,000 on 2026-05-22.
Further completions include 25 Henniker Road at £385,000 (sold 2026-05-20), 6 Vicarage Gardens at £265,000 (sold 2026-05-21), 29 Deben Rise, a terraced house, at £245,000 (sold 2026-03-27), and 3 Water Lane, a semi-detached house, at £242,500 (sold 2026-04-07). Together these six completed sales span £242,500 to £667,500, underlining the same broad price diversity seen in the current listings.
Debenham’s average price of £429,500 sits £42,375 above the Suffolk average of £387,125, a premium of 10.9%. At the same time, the village’s average days on market of 304 is 171 days fewer than the Suffolk-wide figure of 475 days, meaning Debenham combines a higher average price with a comparatively quicker turnover than the county as a whole.
This pairing, a price premium alongside faster sales, suggests Debenham is not simply an expensive village where property sits unsold, but one where buyers are willing to move at a reasonable pace once they find the right property, even at prices above the Suffolk norm.
Set against its closest neighbours, Debenham’s average price of £429,500 is the highest of the group. Framlingham averages £377,300 with an SSTC rate of 15.0%, a price difference of £52,200 below Debenham. Eye sits lower still at £367,000 average price with an SSTC rate of 0.0%, a gap of £62,500, while Needham Market shows the widest difference at £261,000 average, £168,500 below Debenham, though it matches Framlingham’s 15.0% SSTC rate.
Debenham’s own 20.0% SSTC rate sits above all three neighbours, suggesting that despite carrying the highest average price of the group, the village is converting a somewhat larger share of its listings into agreed sales than Framlingham, Eye or Needham Market at present.
Debenham’s High Street still functions as a genuine working street rather than a museum piece, with a butcher, a pharmacy, a couple of cafes and a well used village shop sitting alongside the parish church of St Mary Magdalene, whose tower dominates views across the surrounding farmland. The river Deben itself runs quietly through the village, crossed by a series of footbridges that locals use as a matter of routine rather than for the view.
Debenham Church of England Primary School anchors family life for many residents, and Debenham High School serves the wider catchment, drawing families from surrounding villages who might not otherwise pass through. The village hall and playing fields host a steady calendar of local events through the year, and the surrounding lanes and footpaths make Debenham a genuine walking and cycling base into the wider Suffolk countryside rather than simply a commuter dormitory.
Selling in Debenham currently means preparing for a marketing period that could run close to the village average of 304 days, though not every property takes that long. The 2 bed detached house on IP14 6PZ has already attracted attention within just 22 days of listing, showing that well priced, well presented stock can generate quick interest even in a slower moving market. With 22 of the 26 current listings still actively on the market, sellers are competing directly for buyer attention within that pool.
Given 10.0 months of inventory currently sitting on the books, an accurate, evidence based asking price at the outset matters more than an optimistic opening figure that later needs correcting downward. Recent completed sales, from £242,500 up to £667,500, give a far more reliable pricing benchmark than aspirational comparisons to the top of the current £700,000 asking range.
Choosing the right agent in a village like Debenham means finding someone who understands why one 2 bed detached house can attract buyer interest within 22 days of listing while another comparable property sits on the market for considerably longer. That difference rarely comes down to luck, it comes down to accurate pricing, honest guidance on condition and presentation, and a genuine read of who is actively looking in the village at any given time.
With 26 properties currently competing for buyer attention and 10.0 months of inventory in the system, sellers benefit from an agent who tracks the detail behind the headline averages, not just the average price of £429,500, but which specific streets and property types are moving and which are not.
The Ivybridge Collection maintains an active presence across this part of Suffolk, and Debenham is one of the villages we track closely given the variety within its housing stock, from £190,000 starter homes to £700,000 family houses. Our local knowledge here comes from ongoing involvement with the village’s property market rather than a one-off assessment.
For anyone considering a move in or out of Debenham, our team at The Ivybridge Collection can talk through what the current 26 listings, the 20.0% SSTC rate and the 304 day average marketing period actually mean for a specific property or budget.
Anyone buying or selling in Debenham should treat the headline average price of £429,500 as a starting point for discussion, not a fixed benchmark, given the £190,000 to £700,000 spread currently on the market. A proper valuation needs to weigh recent completed sales, such as the £520,000 achieved at 24 Low Road or the £245,000 achieved at 29 Deben Rise, against the specific property’s condition, plot and exact location within the village.
With 10.0 months of inventory currently on the market, sellers should budget for a realistic marketing period and resist the temptation to chase the top of the asking price range without clear comparable evidence. Buyers, meanwhile, should get mortgage arrangements and survey plans in place early, since a well-prepared offer carries more weight in a market where 22 of 26 listings remain actively available and sellers can afford to be selective about who they proceed with.
This report reflects a snapshot of the Debenham property market as at 2026-08-01, drawing on current listing data covering 26 properties for sale, a sample of 20 comparable listings used for type mix analysis, and six completed Land Registry sales. Suffolk county figures are compiled from data across the other areas covered by this report series.
Figures are presented as recorded at the snapshot date and are updated as new market data becomes available.
If you are weighing up a move in Debenham, whether buying into the £190,000 to £700,000 range currently on offer or considering selling into a market with 10.0 months of inventory, it helps to have a clear, evidence based view of where your property or budget actually sits. Our Private Property Brief draws on the current listings, recent completed sales and local market conditions covered in this report to give you that clarity. Get in touch with our team to request yours.
For a wider view of the local market, our reports on Framlingham, Eye and Needham Market cover villages and towns within easy reach of Debenham, each with its own price levels, SSTC rates and days on market worth comparing against the figures set out here. Reading Debenham’s report alongside its neighbours gives a fuller picture of demand and pricing across this part of Suffolk.
