# IP4 2AH: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP4 2AH 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 IP4 2AH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4) › [IP4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **190 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Ipswich 007H: 327 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **Ipswich, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **No property in IP4 2AH 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=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 007H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP4 2AH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **Low road and rail noise at IP4 2AH**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **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=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cevap-school-ipswich-e124782) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redstone Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redstone-hall-school-e152347) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Helen's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-primary-school-e141819) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 53% 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 | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-school-ipswich-e146229) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ipswich School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ipswich-school-e124881) | Independent | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Woodbridge Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-road-academy-e149072) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £182,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £52,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £162,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE (350 m); ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE (350 m); ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST (470 m); BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m); IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: WELLBEING PHARMACY (180 m); BOOTS (260 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (320 m); WOODBRIDGE ROAD PHARMACY (570 m); WELCH PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: TOOTHCLUB (220 m); TUDDENHAM ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); APPOLONIA DENTAL CENTRE (480 m); DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); CHRISTCHURCH DENTAL (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ipswich Tavern Street Express (150 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Ipswich Tower Ramparts (230 m, Morrisons); Iceland Ipswich Tower Ramparts (240 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Ipswich (290 m, Sainsburys); M&S Ipswich (430 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 007H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.0** (2025). Ipswich 007H has a deprivation score of 51.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,185th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,672** (2021). Ipswich 007H had 1,672 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,710th 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: 78.5%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 007H, 78.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.5%** (August 2026). In Ipswich 007H, 9.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## IP4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP4 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,380** (2021). IP4 had 38,380 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 511th 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: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in IP4 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In IP4, 95.3% 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: 52.0585, 1.1576

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=1.1576,52.0585,IP42AH

## How to cite

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