# IP3 8AY: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP3 8AY 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 IP3 8AY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3) › [IP3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Ipswich 011E: 163 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **Derby Road (Ipswich), 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **No property in IP3 8AY 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=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP3 8AY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **Low road and rail noise at IP3 8AY**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **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=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifford-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e124654) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Suffolk New College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/suffolk-new-college-e130820) | Sixth form and further education | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Helen's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-primary-school-e141819) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rose Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-e145540) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cliff Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cliff-lane-primary-school-e141591) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redstone Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redstone-hall-school-e152347) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-ipswich-e145382) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodbridge Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-road-academy-e149072) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| February 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £167,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £168,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Derby Road (Ipswich) (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST (720 m); THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE (780 m); DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE (850 m); ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: DELTA PHARMACY (270 m); AQUA PHARMACY (430 m); FELIXSTOWE ROAD PHARMACY (760 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (870 m); WOODBRIDGE ROAD PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); WATERFRONT BUILDING (DENTAL SURGERY) (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); HINES ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Foxhall Road Foodstore (230 m, East of England Co-operative); Tesco Duke St Express (370 m, Tesco); Aldi South Ipswich Ipswich (930 m, Aldi)

## 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.1** (2025). Ipswich 011E has a deprivation score of 27.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £211,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 011E was £211,500 in 2025. Joint 7,676th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,758** (2021). Ipswich 011E had 1,758 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,277th 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 011E, 93.0% 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.

## IP3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP3 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,850** (2021). IP3 had 35,850 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 602nd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in IP3 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In IP3, 97.5% 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: 52.0518, 1.1710

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=1.1710,52.0518,IP38AY

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