# IP10

Postcode district covering Kirton, Nacton and Bucklesham, in East Suffolk.

IP10 is a postcode district covering Kirton, Nacton and Bucklesham, in East Suffolk. Median sale price £420,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 29.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code IP10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP10 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 3,255** (2021). IP10 had 3,255 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 351st least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in IP10 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.6%** (January 2026). In IP10, 68.6% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=IP10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in IP10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=IP10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 44 homes were sold in IP10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=IP10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Police recorded 9 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in IP10 in August 2026.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=IP10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP10 had 3,255 usual residents at the census.

## How IP10 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | IP10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £420,000 | 3rd most expensive | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 |
| Population | 3,255 | 2nd least populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 68.6% | 15th lowest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 |

## Is IP10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP10 at a rate of 29.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (34), other crime (19) and criminal damage and arson (16).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP10 was 33.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in IP10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP10 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in IP10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Suffolk 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030197) | 1,817 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.2% |
| [East Suffolk 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030217) | 1,432 | 20.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 50.2% |

## Your MP

- [Suffolk Coastal](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/suffolk-coastal): Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ipswich): Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 2.1% of the people here.
- [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich): Patrick Spencer (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.

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

## Postcode sectors in IP10

[IP10 0 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10-0)

## Council

[East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

## Postcode districts next to IP10

[IP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3), [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4), [IP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5), [IP11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip11), [IP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip12)

## More in the IP postcode area

[All IP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## IP10 in brief

IP10 is a postcode district covering Kirton, Nacton and Bucklesham, in East Suffolk.
About 3,328 people lived in IP10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 44 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 29.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP10 was £420,000 in 2025.
IP10 had 3,255 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in IP10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP10, 68.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IP10
- Postcode area: [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)
- Constituency: [Suffolk Coastal †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/suffolk-coastal)
- Council: [East Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Area: 45.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 3,328*
- Neighbourhoods: 2
- Output areas: 11

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[IP11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip11), [IP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3), [IP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip12), [IP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5), [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4)

## Latest updates for IP10

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/IP10

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10