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IP1 postcode area · Ipswich

The IP1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk. Area Scores range from 12 to 85 across them. Every full IP1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the IP1 district: Castle Hill scores 85 out of 100 (#1,013 of 6,856 nationally) while Westgate sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 73 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £179,000 in Westgate to £335,000 in Claydon & Bramford — a 1.9× gap within the IP1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Babergh, Ipswich and Mid Suffolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,451a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime102per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied56%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the IP1 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +13.1% over 5 years · -6.0% over the year · 405 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£196,000
Flat£130,000
Ipswich£235,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Castle HillIpswich 1,01385 £285,000
Sproughton, Washbrook & HintleshamBabergh 1,73975 £298,000
Claydon & BramfordMid Suffolk 1,76774 £335,000
Christchurch ParkIpswich 2,10969 £278,000
WhittonIpswich 5,00927 £270,000
WhitehouseIpswich 5,25623 £210,000
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000
Gipping & Chantry ParkIpswich 5,84515 £205,000
Maidenhall, Stoke & PortIpswich 5,90714 £188,750
WestgateIpswich 6,00312 £179,000

People living in IP1 Census 2021

Residents89,634
Median age (est.)40
Density779per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IP1.

IP8 IP2 IP4 IP3 IP5 IP9 IP10 IP6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.