IP6 postcode area · Mid Suffolk
The IP6 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Suffolk, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk. Area Scores range from 23 to 81 across them. Every full IP6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The IP6 district contains both ends of the scale: Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford at 81 out of 100 (#1,273 of 6,856 in England) against Ipswich Central at 23, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. 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 £475,000 in Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield — a 2.2× gap within the IP6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — East Suffolk, Ipswich and Mid Suffolk — 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 IP6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & BattisfordMid Suffolk | 1,273 | 81 | £295,000 |
| Claydon & BramfordMid Suffolk | 1,767 | 74 | £335,000 |
| Stowmarket East & Needham Market NorthMid Suffolk | 1,883 | 72 | £245,000 |
| Needham Market South & Great BlakenhamMid Suffolk | 1,911 | 72 | £268,750 |
| Westerfield, Grundisburgh & BredfieldEast Suffolk | 1,938 | 72 | £475,000 |
| Debenham, Stonham & CoddenhamMid Suffolk | 2,370 | 65 | £385,000 |
| Stowupland, Mendlesham & BactonMid Suffolk | 2,617 | 62 | £313,500 |
| Ipswich CentralIpswich | 5,270 | 23 | £220,000 |
People living in IP6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
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 IP6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IP6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around IP6.
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.