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IP2 postcode area · Ipswich

The IP2 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Ipswich. Area Scores range from 13 to 74 across them. Every full IP2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The IP2 district contains both ends of the scale: Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham at 75 out of 100 (#1,739 of 6,856 in England) against Maidenhall, Stoke & Port at 14, a 61-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £188,750 in Maidenhall, Stoke & Port to £298,000 in Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Babergh and Ipswich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,493a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime112per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied50%

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 IP2 district

£222,500median home sold over the past year · +14.9% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 293 sales
Detached£345,000
Semi-detached£240,000
Terraced£212,500
Flat£122,500
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
Sproughton, Washbrook & HintleshamBabergh 1,73975 £298,000
Belstead HillsIpswich 5,09826 £230,000
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000
Stoke ParkIpswich 5,79116 £248,000
Gipping & Chantry ParkIpswich 5,84515 £205,000
Maidenhall, Stoke & PortIpswich 5,90714 £188,750

People living in IP2 Census 2021

Residents52,621
Median age (est.)39
Density884per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above25%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

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

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary14%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 IP2.

IP1 IP3 IP4 IP9 IP8 IP5 IP10 IP7

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.