# IP1 6GR: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP1 6GR is a postcode in Ipswich.

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 Ipswich. Open the map at IP1 6GR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip1) › [IP1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 250% on July. Ipswich 001B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **Westerfield, 910 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **No property in IP1 6GR 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=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **Low road and rail noise at IP1 6GR**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **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=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dale Hall Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dale-hall-community-primary-school-e150424) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2019 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-infant-school-e141372) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Castle Hill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-junior-school-e141373) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Endeavour Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-endeavour-academy-e137674) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Pancras Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pancras-catholic-primary-school-e146977) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-nursery-school-e124525) | Nursery | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [The Beeches Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beeches-community-primary-school-e141849) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-wolsey-ormiston-academy-e137838) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £380,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £332,495 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2024 | £189,995 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 220 m |
| December 2024 | £329,995 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Westerfield (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: FIRCROFT ROAD PHARMACY (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Henley Rise Foodstore (470 m, East of England Co-operative); Co-op Dales Road (900 m, East of England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,445** (July 2026). Ipswich’s average house price was £221,445 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,660** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ipswich earned a median of £36,660 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 114th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Ipswich costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most 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: 25.5** (2025). Ipswich has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 75th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ipswich 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Ipswich 001B has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 001B was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,505** (2021). Ipswich 001B had 1,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,273rd most 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 001B, 99.9% 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: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich)
- Centre: 52.0817, 1.1526

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

## Your MP

- [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich): Patrick Spencer (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=1.1526,52.0817,IP16GR

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