# IP8 3GU: area report for a postcode in Babergh

IP8 3GU is a postcode in Babergh.

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 Babergh. Open the map at IP8 3GU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) › [IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8) › [IP8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Babergh 005A: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **Ipswich, 6.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **No property in IP8 3GU 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=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Babergh 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **£330,523 average price**: For the whole of Babergh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **75% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IP8 3GU**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £527,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| October 2025 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 530 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £330,523** (July 2026). Babergh’s average house price was £330,523 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,904** (2025). Full-time workers living in Babergh earned a median of £33,904 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 30th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in Babergh costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 61st 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: 15.4** (2025). Babergh has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 104th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Babergh 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Babergh 005A has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,212th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £572,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Babergh 005A was £572,500 in 2025. Joint 3,126th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,375** (2021). Babergh 005A had 1,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,146th least 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: 45.7%** (January 2026). In Babergh 005A, 45.7% 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.

## IP8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £323,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP8 was £323,000 in 2025. Joint 951st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,252** (2021). IP8 had 11,252 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 792nd 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: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in IP8 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: 65.1%** (January 2026). In IP8, 65.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh)
- Centre: 52.0156, 1.0683

Council: [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk): James Cartlidge (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=1.0683,52.0156,IP83GU

## How to cite

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