# IP7 Postcode district covering Hadleigh, in Babergh. IP7 is a postcode district covering Hadleigh, in Babergh. Median sale price £342,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 40.2 per 1,000 people. About 17,546 people. Postcode district. Code IP7. 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 IP7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £342,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP7 was £342,500 in 2025. Joint 842nd 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/ip7#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 16,879** (2021). IP7 had 16,879 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,109th 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/ip7#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 43%** (2022). About 43% of people in IP7 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/ip7#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.0%** (January 2026). In IP7, 60.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IP7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 43% of people in IP7 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=IP7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 234 homes were sold in IP7 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IP7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IP7. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IP7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP7 had 16,879 usual residents at the census. ## How IP7 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | IP7 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £342,500 | 12th most expensive | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 | | Population | 16,879 | 15th least populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 43% | 11th most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 60.0% | 7th lowest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 | ## Is IP7 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP7 at a rate of 40.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP7. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), other crime (139) and criminal damage and arson (68). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP7 was 40.5 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 IP7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP7 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in IP7 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Babergh 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029876) | 2,201 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 29.1% | | [Babergh 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029892) | 1,982 | 103.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.1% | | [Babergh 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029894) | 1,121 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 57.4% | | [Babergh 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029895) | 1,176 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 47.5% | | [Babergh 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029896) | 1,295 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.4% | | [Babergh 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029911) | 2,256 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 38.7% | | [Babergh 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01034559) | 1,747 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.6% | | [Babergh 004H](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01034560) | 1,433 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.8% | | [Babergh 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029902) | 2,167 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.5% | | [Mid Suffolk 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030070) | 1,874 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 7.4% | ## Your MP - [South Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk): James Cartlidge (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here. - [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich): Patrick Spencer (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.3% 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 IP7 [Hadleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/hadleigh) ## Postcode sectors in IP7 [IP7 5 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7-5), [IP7 6 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7-6), [IP7 7 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7-7), [IP7 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7-9) ## Council [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) ## Towns in IP7 [Hadleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hadleigh) ## Postcode districts next to IP7 [CO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co6), [CO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co7), [CO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co10), [IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8), [IP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip14), [IP30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip30) ## 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) ## IP7 in brief IP7 is a postcode district covering Hadleigh, in Babergh. About 17,546 people lived in IP7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £342,500 in 2025 across 234 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 40.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in IP7 was £342,500 in 2025. IP7 had 16,879 usual residents at the census. About 43% of people in IP7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In IP7, 60.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: IP7 - Postcode area: [IP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip) - Constituency: [South Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk) - Council: [Babergh †](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) - Area: 145 km² - People, mid-2024: 17,546* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 58 * 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 [CO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co10), [IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8), [CO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co7), [IP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip14), [IP30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip30), [CO6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co6) ## Latest updates for IP7 - 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/IP7 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip7#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/ip7