# IP5 1DS: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

IP5 1DS is a postcode in East Suffolk.

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 East Suffolk. Open the map at IP5 1DS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [IP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5) › [IP5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. East Suffolk 024E: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **Westerfield, 2.6 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **No property in IP5 1DS 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=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 024E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **£276,301 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **71.4% can get gigabit broadband at IP5 1DS**: Superfast for 71.4%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **Low road and rail noise at IP5 1DS**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **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=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Christopher's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-academy-e143490) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Rushmere Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushmere-hall-primary-school-e148414) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Alban's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-high-school-e137849) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Northgate High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northgate-high-school-e124840) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sidegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sidegate-primary-school-e140822) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 51% 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 | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £522,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| September 2024 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 530 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |
| March 2026 | £372,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |
| September 2023 | £1,200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £276,301** (July 2026). East Suffolk’s average house price was £276,301 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,793** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Suffolk earned a median of £36,793 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 117th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in East Suffolk costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least 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: 20.3** (2025). East Suffolk has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Suffolk 024E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). East Suffolk 024E has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 024E was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,606** (2021). East Suffolk 024E had 1,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,807th 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 024E, 96.6% 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.

## IP5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £338,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP5 was £338,625 in 2025. 867th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,474** (2021). IP5 had 19,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,259th least 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in IP5 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In IP5, 96.3% 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: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.0752, 1.2031

Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich): Patrick Spencer (Conservative), 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=1.2031,52.0752,IP51DS

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