# IP3 9AU: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP3 9AU 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 9AU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3) › [IP3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Ipswich 014C: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **Derby Road (Ipswich), 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **No property in IP3 9AU 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=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP3 9AU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **Low road and rail noise at IP3 9AU**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **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=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murrayfield-primary-a-paradigm-academy-e143550) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Bobby Robson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-bobby-robson-school-e147849) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Rose Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-e145540) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [First Base Ipswich Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/first-base-ipswich-academy-e145101) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Cliff Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cliff-lane-primary-school-e141591) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alderwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alderwood-academy-e144879) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pipers-vale-primary-a-paradigm-academy-e145118) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Skill Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-skill-centre-e146332) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2024 | £248,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £328,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £216,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Derby Road (Ipswich) (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (520 m); THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (310 m); NACTON ROAD PHARMACY (440 m); FELIXSTOWE ROAD PHARMACY (720 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: HINES ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (560 m); DENTAL SURGERY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ipswich Nacton Rd Express (350 m, Tesco); Co-op Rands Way Foodstore (370 m, East of England Co-operative); Aldi South Ipswich Ipswich (610 m, Aldi); Spar Gainsborough (830 m, Spar)

## 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Ipswich 014C has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 014C was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,684** (2021). Ipswich 014C had 1,684 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,199th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 014C, 99.6% 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: 52.0430, 1.1866

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=1.1866,52.0430,IP39AU

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3-9au.

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