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IP4 postcode area · Ipswich

The IP4 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Suffolk, Ipswich. Area Scores range from 23 to 97 across them. Every full IP4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the IP4 district: Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton scores 98 out of 100 (#169 of 6,856 nationally) while Ipswich Central sits at 23 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Ipswich Central to £415,000 in Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton — a 1.9× gap within the IP4 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£42,808a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied67%

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 IP4 district

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +20.7% over 5 years · +5.8% over the year · 435 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£290,000
Terraced£207,500
Flat£147,000
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
Kesgrave West & RushmereEast Suffolk 95186 £340,000
Christchurch ParkIpswich 2,10969 £278,000
CaliforniaIpswich 2,24067 £238,750
RushmereIpswich 3,04956 £295,000
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000

People living in IP4 Census 2021

Residents62,078
Median age (est.)42
Density1,271per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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.

Towns & places in IP4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IP4 district.

Kesgrave

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IP4.

IP3 IP5 IP1 IP2 IP10 IP8 IP9 IP12

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.