# IP2 8AH: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP2 8AH 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 IP2 8AH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip2) › [IP2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **50 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 35% on July. Ipswich 012G: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **Ipswich, 170 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **No property in IP2 8AH 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=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 012G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP2 8AH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IP2 8AH**: Road 62 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hillside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-primary-school-e140887) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoke-high-school-ormiston-academy-e140032) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-school-ipswich-e146229) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halifax Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halifax-primary-school-e144217) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redstone Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redstone-hall-school-e152347) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e151852) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Stone Lodge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-lodge-academy-e141407) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | – |
| [Westbridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westbridge-academy-e142808) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ipswich (170 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: VISION PHARMACY (900 m); BOOTS (930 m); BURLINGTON PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); PORTMAN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (650 m); 32 FOUNDATION STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m); TOOTHCLUB (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ipswich Station (140 m, East of England Co-operative); Co-op Vernon Street Foodstore (610 m, East of England Co-operative); Sainsburys Ipswich (850 m, Sainsburys); M&S Ipswich (930 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Ipswich Tavern Street Express (980 m, Tesco)

## 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 012G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.6** (2025). Ipswich 012G has a deprivation score of 53.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,776th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 012G was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,137** (2021). Ipswich 012G had 1,137 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,817th 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: 91.0%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 012G, 91.0% 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.

## IP2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP2 was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,424** (2021). IP2 had 32,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 783rd 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: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in IP2 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In IP2, 96.4% 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: 52.0508, 1.1469

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

## Your MP

- [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ipswich): Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)), 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=1.1469,52.0508,IP28AH

## How to cite

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