# IP6

Postcode district covering Needham Market and Claydon, in Mid Suffolk and East Suffolk.

IP6 is a postcode district covering Needham Market and Claydon, in Mid Suffolk and East Suffolk. Median sale price £312,250 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code IP6. 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 IP6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £312,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP6 was £312,250 in 2025. Joint 1,014th 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/ip6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 17,949** (2021). IP6 had 17,949 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,174th 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/ip6#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in IP6 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/ip6#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.1%** (January 2026). In IP6, 67.1% 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/ip6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IP6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 23% of people in IP6 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=IP6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 390 homes were sold in IP6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IP6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IP6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IP6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP6 had 17,949 usual residents at the census.

## How IP6 compares

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

| Measure | IP6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £312,250 | 17th most expensive | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 |
| Population | 17,949 | 17th most populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 23% | 15th most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 67.1% | joint 12th lowest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 |

## Is IP6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP6 at a rate of 40.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (318), other crime (134) and anti-social behaviour (93).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP6 was 37.9 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 IP6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP6 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in IP6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Suffolk 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030221) | 2,148 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 44.1% |
| [Mid Suffolk 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030057) | 2,309 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 38.9% |
| [Mid Suffolk 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030060) | 1,539 | 75.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.0% |
| [Mid Suffolk 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030043) | 2,481 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.6% |
| [Mid Suffolk 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030061) | 1,702 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.9% |
| [Mid Suffolk 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030062) | 1,474 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 61.4% |
| [Mid Suffolk 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030045) | 1,724 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.3% |
| [Mid Suffolk 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030046) | 1,669 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 57.1% |
| [Mid Suffolk 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030047) | 1,223 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.1% |

## Your MP

- [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich): Patrick Spencer (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ipswich): Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 IP6

[Claydon & Bramford](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/claydon-and-bramford), [Needham Market South & Great Blakenham](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/needham-market-south-and-great-blakenham)

## Postcode sectors in IP6

[IP6 0 (255 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6-0), [IP6 8 (293 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6-8), [IP6 9 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6-9)

## Councils IP6 covers

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

## Postcode districts next to IP6

[IP1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip1), [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4), [IP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5), [IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8), [IP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip13), [IP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Needham Market (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=1.0553,52.1526)

## 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)

## IP6 in brief

IP6 is a postcode district covering Needham Market and Claydon, in Mid Suffolk and East Suffolk.
About 19,067 people lived in IP6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £312,250 in 2025 across 390 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 40.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP6 was £312,250 in 2025.
IP6 had 17,949 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in IP6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP6, 67.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IP6
- 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: [Mid Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk)
- Area: 130 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,067*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 56

* 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

[IP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip14), [IP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip13), [IP1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip1), [IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8), [IP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip5), [IP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip4)

## Latest updates for IP6

- 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/IP6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip6#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/ip6