# IP4 5DT: area report for a postcode in Ipswich

IP4 5DT 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 5DT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) › [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4) › [IP4 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4-5)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Ipswich 008E: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **Derby Road (Ipswich), 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **No property in IP4 5DT 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=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Ipswich 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **£221,445 average price**: For the whole of Ipswich, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP4 5DT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **Low road and rail noise at IP4 5DT**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **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=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Britannia Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/britannia-primary-school-and-nursery-e146323) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Copleston High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/copleston-high-school-e136827) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rose Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-e145540) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e142801) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifford-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e124654) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 1 km (12 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 | 1.1 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2023 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £507,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £302,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £112,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Derby Road (Ipswich) (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE (650 m); FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (740 m); TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: SPRING ROAD PHARMACY (590 m); FELIXSTOWE ROAD PHARMACY (770 m); DELTA PHARMACY (880 m); BOOTS (920 m); RUSHMERE PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: HINES ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (880 m); SMILE SUFFOLK DENTAL IMPLANT AND FACIAL AESTHETIC CLINIC (920 m); DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ipswich Foxhall Express (300 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Cauldwell Hall Road (550 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Spring Road (630 m, Morrisons); Aldi South Ipswich Ipswich (710 m, Aldi); Spar - Woodbridge Road (790 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 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Ipswich 008E has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £243,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ipswich 008E was £243,500 in 2025. Joint 10,873rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,760** (2021). Ipswich 008E had 1,760 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,202nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Ipswich 008E, 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.

## 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: 52.0542, 1.1863

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=1.1863,52.0542,IP45DT

## How to cite

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