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IP5 postcode area · East Suffolk

The IP5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Suffolk, Ipswich. Area Scores range from 21 to 97 across them. Every full IP5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the IP5 district: Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton scores 98 out of 100 (#169 of 6,856 nationally) while Priory Heath sits at 22 — neighbours on the map, 76 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Ipswich Central to £475,000 in Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield — a 2.2× gap within the IP5 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£43,409a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime79per 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 IP5 district

£335,421median home sold over the past year · +16.3% over 5 years · +7.3% over the year · 270 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£315,500
Terraced£260,000
Flat£186,000
East Suffolk£289,975
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
Kesgrave East & MartleshamEast Suffolk 65690 £345,000
Kesgrave West & RushmereEast Suffolk 95186 £340,000
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & BredfieldEast Suffolk 1,93872 £475,000
CaliforniaIpswich 2,24067 £238,750
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000
Priory HeathIpswich 5,35222 £242,000

People living in IP5 Census 2021

Residents67,282
Median age (est.)42
Density417per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van17%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 12%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 IP5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IP5 district.

Kesgrave

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IP5.

IP4 IP10 IP3 IP2 IP1 IP12 IP9 IP8

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.