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IP9 postcode area · Babergh

The IP9 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Babergh, Ipswich. Area Scores range from 23 to 83 across them. Every full IP9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The IP9 district contains both ends of the scale: East Bergholt, Brantham & Capel St Mary at 84 out of 100 (#1,129 of 6,856 in England) against Ipswich Central at 23, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 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 £380,500 in East Bergholt, Brantham & Capel St Mary — a 1.7× gap within the IP9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Babergh and Ipswich — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,013a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied65%

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 IP9 district

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +15.0% over 5 years · +2.1% over the year · 139 sales
Detached£448,000
Semi-detached£307,500
Terraced£295,000
Flat—
Babergh£330,000
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
East Bergholt, Brantham & Capel St MaryBabergh 1,12984 £380,500
Sproughton, Washbrook & HintleshamBabergh 1,73975 £298,000
Shotley PeninsulaBabergh 2,54863 £325,000
Ipswich CentralIpswich 5,27023 £220,000

People living in IP9 Census 2021

Residents37,358
Median age (est.)44
Density225per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 11%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 IP9.

IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP5 IP10 IP8 IP11

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.