At the time of this report, Stradbroke has 75 properties on the market, of which 71 remain actively for sale and 4 are recorded as sold subject to contract, giving an SSTC rate of 20.0%. Asking prices span £200,000 to £850,000, with an average across current listings of £370,500. The most striking figure in this data set is the average time on market of 1,014 days, alongside 33.3 months of inventory at the current sales rate, both of which point to a market where stock sits for a considerable period before finding a buyer. This is a village where patience, on both sides of a transaction, is simply part of how business gets done.
Current Market Status
Properties for sale: 75
Sold subject to contract (SSTC): 4
Active listings (not yet SSTC): 71
SSTC rate: 20.0%
Average days on market: 1,014
Months of inventory: 33.3
Price Summary
Average price: £370,500
Price range: £200,000 to £850,000
Property Type Mix (from 20 comparable listings)
Detached House: 60% (12)
Semi-Detached House: 30% (6)
Terraced House: 10% (2)
The clearest trend in Stradbroke’s current data is the sheer length of time properties spend on the market, averaging 1,014 days against a Suffolk county average of 472 days, a gap of 542 days. This is not a market where homes move quickly. Set against that, the SSTC rate of 20.0% shows that a proportion of the current stock is finding buyers, comparing favourably with some neighbouring villages where fewer sales are agreed. With 33.3 months of inventory outstanding, however, the overall pace remains slow, and the wide price range from £200,000 to £850,000 reflects a market serving very different types of buyer, from first-time purchasers to those seeking larger detached homes.
With 33.3 months of inventory currently sitting on the market and an average of 1,014 days to sell, Stradbroke’s conditions fall clearly on the buyers’ side of the ledger. A market with only a handful of months of stock would suggest sellers holding the advantage; here, with 71 of the 75 available properties still actively seeking a buyer, choice is firmly in buyers’ favour. The 20.0% SSTC rate confirms that transactions are happening, but not at a pace that would tip negotiating power back toward vendors.
Momentum in Stradbroke should be read carefully against the timeframes involved. An average of 1,014 days on market means that any single sale reflects a process measured in years rather than weeks, so this report describes current conditions rather than a fast changing trend. At present, 4 of the 75 listed properties are under offer, an SSTC rate of 20.0% that stands well ahead of some neighbouring villages. Taken together, this points to a market that is steady rather than accelerating, with buyer interest present but not translating into rapid turnover of the 71 properties still actively for sale.
With 33.3 months of inventory and an average of 1,014 days on market, buyers in Stradbroke are in a strong negotiating position. Vendors competing against 71 other actively marketed properties, spanning £200,000 to £850,000, cannot rely on scarcity to support their asking price. Buyers can reasonably expect room for negotiation on guide price, particularly on properties that have already accumulated a long marketing period, and should use the area’s average days on market figure as a benchmark when assessing how long a given listing has already been exposed to the market.
We have watched Stradbroke’s market move at its own pace for years, and the current figures do not surprise us. This is a village where good homes still sell, but where vendors who expect a quick transaction are usually disappointed. Buyers who take the time to understand the village, its lanes and its slower rhythm tend to be the ones who stay. Our team spends as much time explaining realistic timelines to sellers as it does negotiating on behalf of buyers, because in a market like this one, managing expectations is as important as finding the right property.
Stradbroke’s current listings range from £200,000 to £850,000, a spread of £650,000 that reflects the variety of housing stock in and around the village, from smaller terraced and semi-detached homes to larger detached properties. Of the 20 comparable listings analysed, detached houses make up 60% (12 properties), semi-detached houses 30% (6 properties) and terraced houses the remaining 10% (2 properties), meaning the market here is dominated by larger family homes rather than smaller entry level stock. Against an average price of £370,500 and 33.3 months of inventory, this detached heavy mix helps explain why average days on market runs so high at 1,014 days, larger, higher value homes typically attract a smaller pool of buyers and take longer to find the right match.
Buying in Stradbroke means accepting that this is not a market that rewards impatience, on either side. With 71 properties currently for sale and an average of 1,014 days before a sale completes, there is little pressure to rush a decision, and buyers who take their time to view thoroughly, commission proper surveys and negotiate on price tend to do well here. The price range currently runs from £200,000 to £850,000, so it is worth being clear from the outset about which end of that range matches your budget and requirements, whether that is a smaller terraced home or one of the larger detached properties that make up 60% of the comparable listings we track.
Our considered view is that Stradbroke rewards realistic pricing far more than it rewards optimism. An average of 1,014 days on market and 33.3 months of inventory tell a consistent story, that vendors who price against genuine local evidence rather than aspiration will find buyers, while those who overreach will simply add to an already long queue of unsold stock. The village’s SSTC rate of 20.0% shows that well priced homes are still transacting. We would rather have a frank conversation with a seller at the outset about what the data actually supports than watch a property sit unsold for years.
For an investor, Stradbroke’s average price of £370,500 sits close to the Suffolk county average of £387,357, making entry costs broadly comparable with the wider region despite the village setting. The current SSTC rate of 20.0% and 33.3 months of inventory point to a market where stock takes considerable time to move, a factor that should be built into any hold period assumptions. Rental demand data is not available for this report, and no yield figures can be stated without proper evidence. Prospective investors should treat the long average days on market of 1,014 as the most important planning figure, since it directly affects likely exit timelines.
Of the 20 comparable listings analysed for Stradbroke, detached houses account for 60% (12 properties), semi-detached houses 30% (6 properties) and terraced houses 10% (2 properties). Within the current £200,000 to £850,000 price range, detached properties tend to occupy the higher end while semi-detached and terraced homes are more likely to sit toward the lower end, so a mix this heavily weighted toward detached stock will naturally pull the £370,500 average upward compared with a market made up mostly of smaller homes. Anyone comparing a specific asking price against that average should factor in which property type they are looking at, rather than treating £370,500 as a single benchmark that applies equally across terraced, semi-detached and detached stock.
Among the properties currently for sale in and around Stradbroke, listings range widely in both price and status. A 3 bedroom semi-detached house on Chickering Road, Hoxne (IP21 5BT) is priced at £250,000 and has already gone SSTC after 135 days on the market. On Chickering Hall Cottages, Wingfield (IP21 5BY), a 3 bedroom detached house is listed at £325,000 and remains for sale after 190 days, while a smaller 2 bedroom detached house on the same road, priced at £220,000, went SSTC after just 54 days. At the higher end, a 4 bedroom detached house on Hoxne Road, Syleham (IP21 4LT) is on the market at £650,000 after 110 days, and a 3 bedroom detached house on Weybread Road, Syleham (IP21 4LW) is priced at £550,000 with only 29 days on market so far. Closer to the village itself, a 3 bedroom semi-detached house on Webb Walk, Stradbroke (IP21 5NF) is listed at £295,000 after 116 days. This spread illustrates how both price and time on market vary considerably even within a small geographic area.
Land Registry records show a number of completed sales in Stradbroke. 10, Ash Plough, a terraced property, sold for £115,000 on 22 May 2026. Maple House, New Street, a detached property, sold for £280,000 on 8 May 2026. 27, Woodfields, also detached, sold for £350,000 on 27 April 2026. 5, The Paddocks, another detached property, sold for £350,000 on 4 December 2025, while 6, The Paddocks sold for £383,200 on 1 December 2025. Stradbroke Garage, Queen Street, recorded under an other use classification, sold for £310,000 on 1 December 2025. These completed transactions, ranging from £115,000 to £383,200, give a grounded picture of what has actually changed hands, distinct from the asking prices and SSTC listings currently on the market.
Stradbroke’s average price of £370,500 sits £16,857 below the Suffolk county average of £387,357, a difference of 4.4%, making the village modestly more affordable than the county as a whole. The more significant contrast is in how long homes take to sell. Stradbroke’s average of 1,014 days on market runs 542 days longer than the Suffolk average of 472 days, more than double the county wide figure. This suggests that while entry prices in Stradbroke are not unusually high for Suffolk, the pace at which the village’s market clears its stock is notably slower than the county norm.
Stradbroke’s average price of £370,500 places it close to Eye, where average prices stand at £367,000, a difference of only £3,500, and well below Brockdish, where the average price of £517,000 represents a gap of £146,500. Laxfield is the least expensive of the three at £328,000, some £42,500 below Stradbroke. On SSTC rates, Stradbroke’s 20.0% matches Brockdish’s own 20.0%, comfortably ahead of Eye’s 0.0% and Laxfield’s 10.0%, suggesting that of these four markets, Stradbroke and Brockdish are currently seeing the more consistent flow of agreed sales relative to stock.
Stradbroke is a proper Suffolk village, built around a long high street with a genuine mix of independent shops, a church tower that has watched over the settlement for generations, and the kind of community life that still runs on parish notices and village hall events rather than anything more manufactured. Housing here reflects that history, with older cottages and farmhouses sitting alongside more recent family homes on the village’s edges. It is a place for people who want rural Suffolk life with a working village centre still intact, rather than a dormitory settlement, and that character is a large part of why buyers choose it.
Selling in Stradbroke means competing against 71 other actively marketed properties, in a market where the average listing has already been on the books for 1,014 days. That figure alone should shape a seller’s expectations from the outset, a well prepared, realistically priced home will still find a buyer, as the current 20.0% SSTC rate shows, but the process is measured in months and often years rather than weeks. Presentation, accurate pricing against genuine comparable evidence, and patience are the three things we ask every seller in this village to bring to the process.
The Ivybridge Collection has built its reputation in villages exactly like Stradbroke, where local knowledge of individual roads, from Webb Walk to the lanes around Chickering, matters more than a generic regional pitch. We track the actual comparable evidence, including completed Land Registry sales and current asking prices, rather than relying on guesswork, and we are honest with sellers about what a 33.3 month inventory position means for pricing strategy. That combination of data discipline and genuine local presence is what we bring to every instruction in this village.
The Ivybridge Collection maintains an active presence across this part of Suffolk, with Stradbroke among the villages we cover closely and regularly. Our familiarity extends to the specific roads and property types that make up this market, from the detached homes that dominate current listings to the smaller terraced properties that occasionally come to market. For sellers and buyers wanting a genuinely local perspective, our team remains a direct point of contact for anyone considering a move in this village.
Our professional advice to anyone selling in Stradbroke is straightforward, price against the evidence, not against hope. With average days on market running to 1,014 and 33.3 months of inventory currently on the books, an overpriced listing does not simply sell slowly, it can sit unsold for years while better priced comparable homes move ahead of it. Buyers, meanwhile, should factor the area’s long marketing periods into their own timelines and use them as a genuine point of leverage in negotiation. Anyone considering either side of a transaction here should seek a proper valuation grounded in current comparable evidence rather than relying on regional averages that may not reflect this specific village.
This report on Stradbroke draws on current listings data, Land Registry completed sales records, and comparable evidence from neighbouring areas, captured as a snapshot on 1 August 2026. Figures presented, including average price, days on market, months of inventory and SSTC rates, reflect market conditions at that date and will move as new listings, sales and completions are recorded.
If you are weighing up a move in Stradbroke, whether buying or selling, we would rather give you an honest, evidence based view than a vague estimate. Our Private Property Brief sets out exactly what comparable homes in this village are actually achieving, based on real listings and completed sales rather than guesswork. Get in touch with The Ivybridge Collection to request yours and have a genuine conversation about your options in this market.
