# IP9

Postcode district covering Capel St Mary, Holbrook and Chelmondiston, in Babergh.

IP9 is a postcode district covering Capel St Mary, Holbrook and Chelmondiston, in Babergh. Median sale price £350,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code IP9. 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 IP9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IP9 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th 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/ip9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,854** (2021). IP9 had 11,854 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 832nd 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/ip9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 63%** (2022). About 63% of people in IP9 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/ip9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.4%** (January 2026). In IP9, 68.4% 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/ip9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IP9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 63% of people in IP9 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=IP9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 165 homes were sold in IP9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IP9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IP9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IP9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IP9 had 11,854 usual residents at the census.

## How IP9 compares

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

| Measure | IP9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £350,000 | joint 10th most expensive | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2025 |
| Population | 11,854 | 12th least populated | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 63% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, IP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 68.4% | 14th lowest | 33 postcode districts, IP · Jan 2026 |

## Is IP9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP9 at a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), other crime (86) and criminal damage and arson (45).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP9 was 30.1 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 IP9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP9 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 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 IP9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Babergh 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029903) | 1,489 | 41.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.2% |
| [Babergh 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029904) | 1,618 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% |
| [Babergh 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029871) | 1,344 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 45.0% |
| [Babergh 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029873) | 2,151 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 40.0% |
| [Babergh 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029874) | 1,644 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.2% |
| [Babergh 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/neighbourhood/e01029897) | 2,456 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.1% |

## Your MP

- [South Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk): James Cartlidge (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. 0.4% 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 IP9

[Shotley Peninsula](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh/shotley-peninsula)

## Postcode sectors in IP9

[IP9 1 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip9-1), [IP9 2 (305 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip9-2)

## Council

[Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh)

## Postcode districts next to IP9

[CO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co7), [CO11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co11), [IP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip2), [IP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3), [IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8)

## 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)

## IP9 in brief

IP9 is a postcode district covering Capel St Mary, Holbrook and Chelmondiston, in Babergh.
About 12,635 people lived in IP9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 165 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP9 was £350,000 in 2025.
IP9 had 11,854 usual residents at the census.
About 63% of people in IP9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP9, 68.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IP9
- 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: 87.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 12,635*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 42

* 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

[IP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip8), [CO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co7), [CO11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co11), [IP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip3), [IP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip2)

## Latest updates for IP9

- 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/IP9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip9