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IP1 5QA

Whitehouse · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Whitehouse
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 5QD 48 m
IP1 5QE 51 m
IP1 5QF 93 m
IP1 5PH 95 m
IP1 5PQ 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 5QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 5
Latitude
52.075373
Longitude
1.113020
British National Grid easting
613,427
British National Grid northing
246,461

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Whitehouse · E05007131
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · E14001156
Output area
E00153055
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 003B · E01030028
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 003 · E02006247

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Bentley Road, Ipswich, IP1 5QA 17 May 2024 £375,000
10, Bentley Road, Ipswich, IP1 5QA 25 June 2021 £330,000
8, Bentley Road, Ipswich, IP1 5QA 1 July 2016 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Whitehouse Community Primary School

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    495 m

  2. Westbourne Academy

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    590 m

  3. Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy

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    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,638
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 622
  • Shoplifting 379
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Other theft 108
  • Vehicle crime 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

44 female, 39 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.4
IP1 5 residents
9,517

Age bands in IP1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,963 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,074 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

2,916 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

2,348 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

1,400 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP1 5 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

8

within 5 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    1.3 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.7 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    2.8 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    2.8 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.3 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    3.9 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    3.9 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    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

  • Morgan Drive

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Maudslay Road

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Maudslay Road

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Morgan Drive

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • High View

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 003B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,527 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
11
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
11
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 £375,000 from 1 recorded sale in IP1 5QA. 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Whitehouse Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 495 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,638 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 622 events.

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