# IP5

Postcode district covering Kesgrave and Martlesham Heath, in East Suffolk.

IP5 is a postcode district covering Kesgrave and Martlesham Heath, in East Suffolk. Median sale price £338,625 in 2025. Recorded crime 42.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code IP5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IP5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 95% of people in IP5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=IP5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 302 homes were sold in IP5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IP5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IP5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IP5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP5 had 19,474 usual residents at the census.

## How IP5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | IP5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £338,625 | 14th most expensive | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 |
| Population | 19,474 | 16th most populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 95% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.3% | 5th highest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 |

## Is IP5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP5 at a rate of 42.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (360), other crime (231) and shoplifting (74).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP5 was 43.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in IP5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP5 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in IP5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Suffolk 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030179) | 2,742 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [East Suffolk 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030180) | 1,380 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030183) | 1,898 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [East Suffolk 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030184) | 1,699 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.8% |
| [East Suffolk 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030207) | 1,606 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| [East Suffolk 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030181) | 1,948 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030191) | 1,504 | 263.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [East Suffolk 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030192) | 1,359 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [East Suffolk 025F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01033442) | 1,588 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 025G](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01033444) | 1,540 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 025H](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01033447) | 1,459 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.5% |

## Your MP

- [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich): Patrick Spencer (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 76% of the people here.
- [Suffolk Coastal](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/suffolk-coastal): Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.
- [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ipswich): Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in IP5

[Kesgrave East & Martlesham](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/kesgrave-east-and-martlesham), [Kesgrave West & Rushmere](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/kesgrave-west-and-rushmere)

## Postcode sectors in IP5

[IP5 1 (147 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5-1), [IP5 2 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5-2), [IP5 3 (97 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5-3), [IP5 4 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5-4)

## Council

[East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

## Towns in IP5

[Kesgrave](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kesgrave)

## Postcode districts next to IP5

[IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4), [IP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6), [IP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10), [IP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip12), [IP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Derby Road (Ipswich) (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.1826,52.0506), [Woodbridge (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.3178,52.0904), [Westerfield (6.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.1659,52.0810)

## More in the IP postcode area

[All IP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## IP5 in brief

IP5 is a postcode district covering Kesgrave and Martlesham Heath, in East Suffolk.
About 19,570 people lived in IP5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £338,625 in 2025 across 302 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP5 was £338,625 in 2025.
IP5 had 19,474 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in IP5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP5, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IP5
- Postcode area: [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip)
- Constituency: [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich)
- Council: [East Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Area: 12.58 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,570*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 69

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4), [IP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip12), [IP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6), [IP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip10), [IP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip13)

## Latest updates for IP5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/IP5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5