IP3 postcode area · Ipswich
The IP3 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Suffolk, Ipswich. Area Scores range from 21 to 97 across them. Every full IP3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The IP3 district contains both ends of the scale: Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton at 98 out of 100 (#169 of 6,856 in England) against Priory Heath at 22, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £214,000 in Holywells to £415,000 in Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton — a 1.9× gap within the IP3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — East Suffolk and Ipswich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 IP3 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bixley, Warren Heath & NactonEast Suffolk | 169 | 98 | £415,000 |
| Broke HallIpswich | 581 | 92 | £340,000 |
| CaliforniaIpswich | 2,240 | 67 | £238,750 |
| HolywellsIpswich | 3,220 | 53 | £214,000 |
| Ipswich CentralIpswich | 5,270 | 23 | £220,000 |
| Gainsborough, Greenwich & OrwellIpswich | 5,331 | 22 | £225,000 |
| Priory HeathIpswich | 5,352 | 22 | £242,000 |
People living in IP3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 17%
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 IP3.
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.