# IP4 3DH: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP4 3DH 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 3DH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4) › [IP4 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4-3)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. Ipswich 004E: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **Westerfield, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **No property in IP4 3DH 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=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP4 3DH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **Low road and rail noise at IP4 3DH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **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=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northgate High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northgate-high-school-e124840) | Secondary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rushmere Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushmere-hall-primary-school-e148414) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sidegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sidegate-primary-school-e140822) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Christopher's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-academy-e143490) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-ipswich-e124781) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-ipswich-e145382) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e142801) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £171,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2024 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Colchester Road Foodstore (320 m, East of England Co-operative); Co-op Rushmere Foodstore (750 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 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Ipswich 004E has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,689th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £296,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 004E was £296,250 in 2025. Joint 15,834th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,786** (2021). Ipswich 004E had 1,786 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,320th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 004E, 98.5% 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.

## 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: 52.0710, 1.1825

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=1.1825,52.0710,IP43DH

## How to cite

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