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

IP8 3QR 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 3QR 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

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 64% on July. Babergh 005F: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **Ipswich, 2.8 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **No property in IP8 3QR 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=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Babergh 005F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **£330,523 average price**: For the whole of Babergh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IP8 3QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IP8 3QR**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **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=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR
- **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=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e147162) | Special | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [One Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/one-sixth-form-college-e142283) | Sixth form and further education | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sprites Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprites-primary-academy-e141985) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gusford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gusford-community-primary-school-e139803) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e141842) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Copdock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/copdock-primary-school-e124577) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chantry Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chantry-academy-e138373) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 36.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-primary-school-e144216) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £207,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (550 m); KEW PHARMACY (840 m); BELSTEAD HILLS PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Chantry Ipswich (280 m, Aldi); Co-op Pinewood Foodstore (290 m, East of England Co-operative); Tesco Ipswich Extra (540 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Ellenbrook (800 m, Morrisons); Co-op Belstead Hills Foodstore (880 m, East of England Co-operative)

## 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 005F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Babergh 005F has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,229th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,198** (2021). Babergh 005F had 1,198 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,552nd 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Babergh 005F, 98.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.1%** (August 2026). In Babergh 005F, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.0415, 1.1055

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=1.1055,52.0415,IP83QR

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