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IP2 8 in Ipswich

Ipswich council area · IP2 8 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector IP2 8 in Ipswich. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideIP2 8 · IP2 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at IP2 8

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£184,50086 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
1.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £215,000 from 66 sales; the flat median is £117,000 from 20 sales in IP2 8. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 95.5% across 200 residential postcode records in IP2 8, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.2 km from the IP2 8 sector centre, with 31 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the IP2 8 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.1 km away and supermarket 0.9 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for IP2 8. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

86 sales in sample
66 sales in sample
6 sales in sample
15 sales in sample
45 sales in sample
20 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Ipswich local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Ipswich, about 62%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Babergh 38%. The charts cover Ipswich only.

The boundaries cover about 92.8% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£995Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £708 to £995. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£995£851.5£708202020232026
Aug 2026£995

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£995
Jul 2026£993
Jun 2026£990
May 2026£989
Apr 2026£986
Mar 2026£985
Feb 2026£985
Jan 2026£983
Dec 2025£980
Nov 2025£974
Oct 2025£966
Sept 2025£958
Aug 2025£954
Jul 2025£954
Jun 2025£958
May 2025£958
Apr 2025£957
Mar 2025£951
Feb 2025£945
Jan 2025£938
Dec 2024£931
Nov 2024£923
Oct 2024£914
Sept 2024£905
Aug 2024£897
Jul 2024£890
Jun 2024£884
May 2024£876
Apr 2024£871
Mar 2024£868
Feb 2024£866
Jan 2024£861
Dec 2023£855
Nov 2023£849
Oct 2023£844
Sept 2023£833
Aug 2023£811
Jul 2023£790
Jun 2023£775
May 2023£770
Apr 2023£768
Mar 2023£766
Feb 2023£766
Jan 2023£765
Dec 2022£763
Nov 2022£762
Oct 2022£761
Sept 2022£760
Aug 2022£759
Jul 2022£759
Jun 2022£761
May 2022£762
Apr 2022£763
Mar 2022£761
Feb 2022£757
Jan 2022£747
Dec 2021£735
Nov 2021£725
Oct 2021£722
Sept 2021£720
Aug 2021£720
Jul 2021£716
Jun 2021£713
May 2021£709
Apr 2021£708
Mar 2021£708
Feb 2021£710
Jan 2021£711
Dec 2020£712
Nov 2020£711
Oct 2020£712
Sept 2020£713

Average house price

£221,445Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £192,883 to £234,277. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£234.3k£213.6k£192.9k202020232026
Jul 2026£221,445

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£221,445
Jun 2026£220,775
May 2026£218,406
Apr 2026£215,081
Mar 2026£213,395
Feb 2026£214,948
Jan 2026£219,502
Dec 2025£221,919
Nov 2025£222,600
Oct 2025£222,590
Sept 2025£221,003
Aug 2025£220,797
Jul 2025£218,578
Jun 2025£221,484
May 2025£223,824
Apr 2025£226,789
Mar 2025£224,249
Feb 2025£222,043
Jan 2025£222,299
Dec 2024£222,523
Nov 2024£221,402
Oct 2024£219,807
Sept 2024£218,772
Aug 2024£217,947
Jul 2024£214,482
Jun 2024£214,035
May 2024£217,155
Apr 2024£221,042
Mar 2024£219,428
Feb 2024£216,528
Jan 2024£216,053
Dec 2023£218,928
Nov 2023£222,142
Oct 2023£225,836
Sept 2023£228,598
Aug 2023£230,479
Jul 2023£228,434
Jun 2023£230,034
May 2023£227,259
Apr 2023£227,902
Mar 2023£226,720
Feb 2023£231,986
Jan 2023£234,124
Dec 2022£234,277
Nov 2022£232,655
Oct 2022£233,008
Sept 2022£232,376
Aug 2022£229,249
Jul 2022£228,298
Jun 2022£228,331
May 2022£228,429
Apr 2022£225,122
Mar 2022£221,398
Feb 2022£219,135
Jan 2022£215,745
Dec 2021£212,638
Nov 2021£210,259
Oct 2021£210,521
Sept 2021£209,627
Aug 2021£210,341
Jul 2021£209,892
Jun 2021£205,769
May 2021£202,516
Apr 2021£202,070
Mar 2021£206,762
Feb 2021£206,088
Jan 2021£203,994
Dec 2020£199,661
Nov 2020£197,520
Oct 2020£194,412
Sept 2020£193,518
Aug 2020£192,883
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate95.5%Mean across 200 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Ipswich; 66,237 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Ipswich; 66,237 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 200 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Ipswich; 66,237 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Ipswich; 66,237 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 4 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station1.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.9 km
  • Nearest post office0.2 km
  • Nearest GP practice2 km
  • Nearest hospital3.8 km
  • Nearest gym1.3 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.9 km
  • Nearest community centre0.2 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.5 km
  • Nearest Waitrose3.9 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector5 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 4 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.2 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km31 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
3.85 km
Tesco
1.57 km
Sainsbury's
1.76 km
Aldi
2.45 km
Lidl
2.02 km
M&S
9.23 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
10
Grade I
1
Grade II
9

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield
12.63 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Oyster Reach
Mapped in sectorSee location
Steamboat Tavern
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Shipwrights Arms
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Silver Star
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Smock
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

50% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

1Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset24.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

992recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
394
Anti-social behaviour
127
Shoplifting
99
Criminal damage and arson
90
Other theft
74
Vehicle crime
54
Public order
53
Burglary
24
Drugs
24
Other crime
19
Possession of weapons
16
Bicycle theft
10
Robbery
5
Theft from the person
3

Current listings

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from IP2 8. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom IP2 8Shared evidence
IP2 8IpswichThis area · Suffolk
£184,500
86
This area
Reference sector
ST7 1ST7 1 in Newcastle-under-Lyme area guideNewcastle-under-Lyme
£185,000£500 higher than this area
152
257.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%96%
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
WA8 7WA8 7 in Halton area guideHalton
£185,000£500 higher than this area
115
300.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability96%98%
TQ4 5TQ4 5 in Torbay area guideTorbay
£184,500Same recorded median as this area
76
374.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%94%
Nearest station1.1 km1 km
ST3 2ST3 2 in Stoke-on-Trent area guideStoke-on-Trent
£171,000£13,500 lower than this area
90
246.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station1.1 km1.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.9 km0.9 km
Nearest park0.2 km0.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector IP2 8, not the whole of Ipswich. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 200 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Ipswich; 66,237 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Ipswich; 66,237 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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