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

IP8 3LJ 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 3LJ 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Babergh 005D: 17 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **Ipswich, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **1 of 3 properties in IP8 3LJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 1 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Babergh 005D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **£330,523 average price**: For the whole of Babergh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **No gigabit broadband at IP8 3LJ**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at IP8 3LJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **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=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gusford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gusford-community-primary-school-e139803) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-primary-school-e144216) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e147162) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Chantry Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chantry-academy-e138373) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 36.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sprites Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprites-primary-academy-e141985) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-college-e124883) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e141842) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [One Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/one-sixth-form-college-e142283) | Sixth form and further education | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2023 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £412,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BELSTEAD HILLS PHARMACY (410 m); KEW PHARMACY (460 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Belstead Hills Foodstore (430 m, East of England Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Ellenbrook (470 m, Morrisons)

## 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 005D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.6** (2025). Babergh 005D has a deprivation score of 4.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,377th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £304,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Babergh 005D was £304,000 in 2025. Joint 15,218th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,607** (2021). Babergh 005D had 1,607 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,758th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Babergh 005D, 99.6% 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: 52.0356, 1.1212

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)
- [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=1.1212,52.0356,IP83LJ

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