IP2 8NF

Orwell · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Orwell
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP2 8NE 34 m
IP2 8NQ 98 m
IP2 8NN 102 m
IP2 8ND 147 m
IP2 8NG 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP2 8NF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8
Latitude
52.031744
Longitude
1.147506
British National Grid easting
616,000
British National Grid northing
241,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Orwell · E05012581
Parish or community
E04009136
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152254
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005C · E01029879
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 005 · E02006231

Postcode source versions

Explore IP2

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Foxes Close, Wherstead, Ipswich, IP2 8NF 4 April 2024 £374,995
8, Foxes Close, Wherstead, Ipswich, IP2 8NF 12 January 2024 £390,070
4, Foxes Close, Wherstead, Ipswich, IP2 8NF 19 December 2023 £359,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
30
Secondary
5
  1. Halifax Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. The Willows Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
677
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 51
  • Public order 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP2 8 residents
8,726

Age bands in IP2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,697 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,066 residents

Age 25 to 44
34%

2,863 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

1,860 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

926 residents

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

12

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.4 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    3.0 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    3.0 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    3.0 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    3.0 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.0 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    3.1 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.2 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.6 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.6 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    4.6 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    4.6 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

  • Oyster Reach

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Oyster Reach

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Petrol Station

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Petrol Station

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • The Strand

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,552 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £404,995 from 16 recorded sales in IP2 8NF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Babergh is £328,612 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Halifax Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

677 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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