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IP1 2BQ

Gipping · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Gipping
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 2BH 49 m
IP1 2BF 61 m
IP1 2HD 87 m
IP1 2FN 90 m
IP1 2HL 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 2
Latitude
52.057851
Longitude
1.138837
British National Grid easting
615,280
British National Grid northing
244,589

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Gipping · E05007122
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152814
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 010E · E01029988
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 010 · E02006254

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
115, Handford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BQ 30 April 2025 £243,000
93, Handford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BQ 19 September 2023 £205,000
133, Handford Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BQ 17 March 2023 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. Westbridge Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    367 m

  2. Handford Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    436 m

  3. Ranelagh Primary School

    Community school

    520 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,096
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,341
  • Shoplifting 1,195
  • Criminal damage and arson 446
  • Public order 423
  • Other theft 377

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

36 female, 37 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
3.0
IP1 2 residents
5,707

Age bands in IP1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,176 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

793 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

2,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.6%

1,444 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

732 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    397 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    587 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    960 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET HEALTH CTR, ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83073

    1.6 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    1.6 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    1.7 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

    70-74 ST. HELENS STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2LA

    ODS code Y06499

    1.7 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    1.7 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    3.1 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    3.4 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Suffolk Retail Park

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Suffolk Retail Park

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Dillwyn Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Dillwyn Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Bibb Way

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,267 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £208,500 from 4 recorded sales in IP1 2BQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ipswich is £219,070 in June 2026, down 1.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

63 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Westbridge Academy is the nearest published school at 367 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,096 published events cover 12 months, averaging 508 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,341 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.