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East Ipswich. 9,934 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for California’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£235,000
2,310th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,700
1,413th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How California compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Ipswich · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Ipswich16 areas from £179,000 to £340,000. The middle area is £232,500. California is £235,000.
£235,0008th highest
Population16 middle areas, Ipswich · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ipswich16 areas from 6,776 to 10,692. The middle area is 8,665. California is 9,700.
9,7004th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Ipswich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ipswich16 areas from 86.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.4%. California is 98.7%.
98.7%8th highest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Ipswich · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Ipswich16 areas from 1.8% to 6.7%. The middle area is 4.2%. California is 2.7%.
2.7%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Ipswich

These figures are published for the whole of Ipswich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ipswich and not California alone. See Ipswich

Average house price
£221,445
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,660
114th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.5
75th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
California in brief

The median price paid for a home in California was £235,000 in 2025.

California had 9,700 usual residents at the census.

In California, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In California, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.