# IP1 5AP: area report for a postcode in Babergh

IP1 5AP is a postcode in Babergh.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Babergh. Open the map at IP1 5AP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) › [IP1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip1) › [IP1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Babergh 005B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **Ipswich, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **No property in IP1 5AP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Babergh 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **£330,523 average price**: For the whole of Babergh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **97.9% can get gigabit broadband at IP1 5AP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IP1 5AP**: Road 57 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sproughton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sproughton-church-of-england-primary-school-e142595) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westbourne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westbourne-academy-e139288) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, special measures | Attainment 8 of 38.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Whitehouse Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehouse-community-primary-school-e148750) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springfield Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-infant-school-and-nursery-e144213) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Springfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-junior-school-e144329) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramford-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e124723) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Handford Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/handford-hall-primary-school-e144212) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ranelagh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ranelagh-primary-school-e124645) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| March 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| June 2026 | £278,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| December 2024 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| November 2024 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Europa Way Ipswich (310 m, Aldi); Asda Sproughton Rd Express Petrol (360 m, Asda); Morrisons Westbourne Ipswich (620 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £330,523** (July 2026). Babergh’s average house price was £330,523 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,904** (2025). Full-time workers living in Babergh earned a median of £33,904 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 30th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Babergh costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 61st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). Babergh has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 104th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Babergh 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.7** (2025). Babergh 005B has a deprivation score of 7.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,886th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £301,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Babergh 005B was £301,750 in 2025. Joint 15,331st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,207** (2021). Babergh 005B had 1,207 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,689th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.8%** (January 2026). In Babergh 005B, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## IP1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP1 was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 673rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,089** (2021). IP1 had 41,089 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 420th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 16%** (2022). About 16% of people in IP1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In IP1, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh)
- Centre: 52.0660, 1.1127

Council: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk): James Cartlidge (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.1127,52.0660,IP15AP

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