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IP8 postcode area · Mid Suffolk

The IP8 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk. Area Scores range from 23 to 74 across them. Every full IP8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The IP8 district contains both ends of the scale: Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham at 75 out of 100 (#1,739 of 6,856 in England) against Ipswich Central at 23, a 51-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £210,000 in Whitehouse to £335,000 in Claydon & Bramford. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Babergh, Ipswich and Mid Suffolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,495a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime92per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

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 IP8 district

£314,500median home sold over the past year · +10.1% over 5 years · +2.4% over the year · 184 sales
Detached£395,000
Semi-detached£290,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat—
Mid Suffolk£311,000
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
Sproughton, Washbrook & HintleshamBabergh 1,73975 £298,000
Claydon & BramfordMid Suffolk 1,76774 £335,000
Needham Market South & Great BlakenhamMid Suffolk 1,91172 £268,750
WhitehouseIpswich 5,25623 £210,000
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000

People living in IP8 Census 2021

Residents45,923
Median age (est.)41
Density300per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IP8.

IP1 IP2 IP4 IP3 IP9 IP5 IP6 IP7

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.