Seats in Block D of the Cobbold Stand have again been named as the most expensive in the Football League in a BBC survey released this morning. A season ticket in that section costs £1,061, while a matchday ticket is £63.50.
The BBC carries out the survey annually with the Block D seats, which are aimed at the corporate market, also having come out top in previous seasons.
The survey, which has contained errors regarding prices and hasn't always compared like for like tickets in previous seasons, states that Huddersfield and Derby are the clubs with the lowest-priced adult matchday tickets at £10 with Town’s at £23.50, the seventh most-expensive cheapest seat in the division.
Blackpool have the Championship’s lowest-priced season ticket at £195 with the Blues’ cheapest at £390 with only Brighton (£455) and Leeds (£398) offering a higher-priced equivalent.
Regarding programmes, pies and tea, at £3 Town’s programme is the same as most others in the division. Tea, at £2, is about average for the Championship, while only Brighton and Middlesbrough (both £3.80) have pies priced higher than the Blues’ offering at £3.20.
Commenting on the survey, a Town spokesman said: "We recognise that we are more expensive in some areas of ticketing than a number of Championship clubs but in other areas we are very comparable with our league rivals.
"We have frozen season ticket prices for the third successive year and the seventh time in 11 years and we also offered the supporters a 12-month interest free direct debit facility to spread the cost.
"Our supporters under the age of 11 could again purchase a season ticket for just £10, which we believe it one of the best offers in the country. This information was requested but not mentioned in the survey.
"Figures can be angled one way or another in any survey but the bulk of our season ticket holders will pay an average of £14.70 per game to watch Ipswich Town in action at Portman Road this season.
"We have answered all questions honestly for the survey down to the fact that our D Block matchday ticket and season ticket come out considerably higher than the rest of the Championship.
"This has been the case for a number of years and, while the D Block ticket qualifies as a ‘standard’ ticket, it has the benefits of premium seating on the halfway line, padded seats, a complimentary matchday programme and access to exclusive bar facilities. There are 220 tickets in this area and 217 have been sold for the season, leaving just three available for matchdays.
"While it has been reported that our cheapest day out is more expensive than Manchester City, it’s worth noting that 12 clubs in the Championship are reported to be more expensive than Manchester City."
In this summer's TWTD Questionnaire, 83% of respondents thought that last year's matchday prices were either "A complete rip-off" (18.5%) or "Expensive" (64.5%), this year's prices not having been announced when the survey was carried out.
As for this year's season ticket prices, our survey found that 60.8% believed they were either "A complete rip-off" (6%) or "Expensive" (54.8%).
Overall, average ticket prices across the top four divisions have dropped by up to 2.4%, the BBC survey claims.
Full details of ticket prices here with more on Championship prices here and in football overall here.