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IP2 0SY

Sprites · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Sprites
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP2 0SZ 83 m
IP2 0TG 93 m
IP2 0TH 116 m
IP2 0TJ 120 m
IP2 0TL 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP2 0SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 0
Latitude
52.048898
Longitude
1.115978
British National Grid easting
613,756
British National Grid northing
243,526

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Sprites · E05007128
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152974
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 013B · E01030013
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 013 · E02006257

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
427, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0SY 9 April 2010 £105,000
429, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0SY 25 September 2009 £107,500
429, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0SY 1 April 2005 £102,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
33
Secondary
4

  1. The Oaks Primary School

    Academy converter

    413 m

  2. Sprites Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    683 m

  3. One Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    919 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 836
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

13 female, 8 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.8
IP2 0 residents
9,886

Age bands in IP2 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21%

2,062 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,063 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

2,837 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

2,177 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,663 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP2 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    497 m

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    2.2 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    2.4 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.8 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.8 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    3.3 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    3.3 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    3.4 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    4.5 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Kingfisher Avenue

    BCT · Chantry

    0.1 miles

  • Kingfisher Avenue

    BCT · Chantry

    0.1 miles

  • Curlew Road

    BCT · Chantry

    0.2 miles

  • Curlew Road

    BCT · Chantry

    0.2 miles

  • Chantry Green

    BCT · Chantry

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 013B, 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

6,217 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
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Oaks Primary School is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 836 events.

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