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

Typical net household income£40,856a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime95per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied61%

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

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +14.0% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 409 sales
Detached£355,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£220,000
Flat£134,000
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
Bixley, Warren Heath & NactonEast Suffolk 16998 £415,000
Broke HallIpswich 58192 £340,000
CaliforniaIpswich 2,24067 £238,750
HolywellsIpswich 3,22053 £214,000
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000
Gainsborough, Greenwich & OrwellIpswich 5,33122 £225,000
Priory HeathIpswich 5,35222 £242,000

People living in IP3 Census 2021

Residents62,497
Median age (est.)40
Density1,387per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

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.