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Holywells

Middle area

South Ipswich. 8,210 people in 1.9 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 Holywells’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£215,000
1,831st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,120
3,338th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Holywells compares

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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. Holywells is £215,000.
£215,0005th lowest
Population16 middle areas, Ipswich · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ipswich16 areas from 6,776 to 10,692. The middle area is 8,665. Holywells is 8,120.
8,1205th lowest
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%. Holywells is 94.3%.
94.3%3rd lowest
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%. Holywells is 3.4%.
3.4%6th 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 Holywells 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
Holywells in brief

The median price paid for a home in Holywells was £215,000 in 2025.

Holywells had 8,120 usual residents at the census.

In Holywells, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Holywells, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.