IP3 postcode area

The IP3 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Suffolk, Ipswich. Area Scores range from 21 to 97 across them.

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.

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

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IP3.

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