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IP1 6NA

Castle Hill · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 6AD 92 m
IP1 6BB 93 m
IP1 6BA 126 m
IP1 6DP 151 m
IP1 6DB 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 6NA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 6
Latitude
52.075158
Longitude
1.136053
British National Grid easting
615,006
British National Grid northing
246,505

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
E00152774
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 002E · E01029977
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 002 · E02006246

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Property

At this postcode

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Elmcroft Road, Ipswich, IP1 6NA 28 June 2024 £280,000
9, Elmcroft Road, Ipswich, IP1 6NA 19 January 2024 £350,000
8, Elmcroft Road, Ipswich, IP1 6NA 12 May 2023 £298,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    250 m

  2. St Pancras Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    571 m

  3. Dale Hall Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    703 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,831
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,075
  • Shoplifting 677
  • Criminal damage and arson 202
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Other theft 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

29 female, 45 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
3.5
IP1 6 residents
12,340

Age bands in IP1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

2,367 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,306 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,046 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,102 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,674 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP1 6 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

    498 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.5 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.8 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.9 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.7 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.7 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.8 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.3 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    4.3 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    4.4 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    4.5 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

  • Pinecroft Road

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Ashcroft Road

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Pinecroft Road

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Ashcroft Road

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Westholme Road

    BCT · Broom Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 002E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,266 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £289,000 from 4 recorded sales in IP1 6NA. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Highfield Nursery School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,831 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,075 events.

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