# IP17 2HP: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

IP17 2HP 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 2HP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [IP17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip17) › [IP17 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip17-2)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, the same as July. East Suffolk 016A: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **Darsham, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **1 of 7 properties in IP17 2HP at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **£277,949 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **No gigabit broadband at IP17 2HP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **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=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £317,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2023 | £522,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £505,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.6** (2025). East Suffolk 016A has a deprivation score of 23.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,040th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £391,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 016A was £391,000 in 2025. Joint 9,154th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,142** (2021). East Suffolk 016A had 2,142 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,443rd 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: 36.9%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 016A, 36.9% 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.

## 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: 52.2706, 1.4501

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (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=1.4501,52.2706,IP172HP

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip17-2hp