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IP1 4LB

Castle Hill · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Castle Hill
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 4LD 46 m
IP1 4HD 53 m
IP1 4BW 107 m
IP1 4HH 123 m
IP1 4BN 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 4LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 4
Latitude
52.068775
Longitude
1.137284
British National Grid easting
615,121
British National Grid northing
245,799

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Castle Hill · E05007120
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · E14001156
Output area
E00152783
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 002B · E01029974
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 002 · E02006246

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Property

At this postcode

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55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
69, Kensington Road, Ipswich, IP1 4LB 14 July 2026 £170,000
37, Kensington Road, Ipswich, IP1 4LB 15 December 2025 £188,000
77, Kensington Road, Ipswich, IP1 4LB 6 September 2024 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. Springfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    324 m

  2. Springfield Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    488 m

  3. Handford Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    822 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,101
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,458
  • Shoplifting 1,075
  • Criminal damage and arson 265
  • Other theft 246
  • Anti social behaviour 226

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
88

47 female, 41 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.1
IP1 4 residents
8,381

Age bands in IP1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,456 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

830 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

2,293 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,074 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

1,272 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP1 4 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

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    553 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    941 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.1 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.2 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.1 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.1 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.3 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.7 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    3.7 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    4.0 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    4.1 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

  • Richmond Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Lane

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Westholme Road

    BCT · Broom Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Westholme Road

    BCT · Broom Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 002B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,731 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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
5
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 £188,000 from 5 recorded sales in IP1 4LB. 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Springfield Junior School is the nearest published school at 324 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 341.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,458 events.

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