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

IP5 1HD 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 1HD 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. East Suffolk 024C: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **Derby Road (Ipswich), 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **No property in IP5 1HD 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=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 024C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **£276,301 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP5 1HD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **Low road and rail noise at IP5 1HD**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **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=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heath Primary School, Kesgrave](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-primary-school-kesgrave-e124593) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cedarwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedarwood-primary-school-e131962) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kesgrave High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kesgrave-high-school-e136969) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Broke Hall Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broke-hall-community-primary-school-e146460) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m)
- Pharmacies: WELLBEING PHARMACY (480 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (520 m)
- Dental practices: KESGRAVE DENTAL CARE (540 m); ORCHID DENTAL (570 m); BELL LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kesgrave Superstore (520 m, Tesco)

## 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 024C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.1** (2025). East Suffolk 024C has a deprivation score of 7.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,163rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 024C was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,898** (2021). East Suffolk 024C had 1,898 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,276th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 024C, 99.2% 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: 52.0624, 1.2295

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=1.2295,52.0624,IP51HD

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