# IP17 1GR: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

IP17 1GR is a postcode in East Suffolk.

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 East Suffolk. Open the map at IP17 1GR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [IP17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip17) › [IP17 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip17-1)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. East Suffolk 018A: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **Saxmundham, 5.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **No property in IP17 1GR 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=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **£277,949 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **88% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **Low road and rail noise at IP17 1GR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **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=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coldfair Green Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coldfair-green-community-primary-school-e146875) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alde Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alde-valley-academy-e141236) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Compass Community School Aylward Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-aylward-park-e148808) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Leiston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leiston-primary-school-e141554) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £228,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2024 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £272,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £87,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £277,949** (August 2026). East Suffolk’s average house price was £277,949 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,793** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Suffolk earned a median of £36,793 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 117th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in East Suffolk costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 156th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). East Suffolk has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Suffolk 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). East Suffolk 018A has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 018A was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,650** (2021). East Suffolk 018A had 1,650 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,705th 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: 79.1%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 018A, 79.1% 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.

## IP17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £339,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP17 was £339,000 in 2025. 866th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,193** (2021). IP17 had 12,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 853rd 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in IP17 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: 61.7%** (January 2026). In IP17, 61.7% 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: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.1933, 1.5634

Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Suffolk Coastal](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/suffolk-coastal): Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour), 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), August 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=1.5634,52.1933,IP171GR

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