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

IP3 8TL 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 8TL 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

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Ipswich 009E: 13 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **Derby Road (Ipswich), 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **No property in IP3 8TL 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=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP3 8TL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **Low road and rail noise at IP3 8TL**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **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=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Skill Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-skill-centre-e146332) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sir Bobby Robson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-bobby-robson-school-e147849) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murrayfield-primary-a-paradigm-academy-e143550) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broke Hall Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broke-hall-community-primary-school-e146460) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravenswood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenswood-community-primary-school-e151105) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Copleston High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/copleston-high-school-e136827) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ipswich Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ipswich-academy-e136453) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Britannia Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/britannia-primary-school-and-nursery-e146323) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £457,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £765,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £442,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (850 m); SQUARE PHARMACY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Warren Heath (540 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Broke Hall Foodstore (540 m, East of England Co-operative); Waitrose Ipswich (720 m, Waitrose); Iceland Ipswich Euro Food Warehouse (810 m, Iceland); Co-op Rands Way Foodstore (820 m, East of England Co-operative)

## 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Ipswich 009E has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 009E was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,325** (2021). Ipswich 009E had 1,325 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,363rd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 009E, 100.0% 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: 52.0410, 1.2023

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=1.2023,52.0410,IP38TL

## How to cite

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