IP2 8RL

Bridge · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Bridge
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP2 8TH 30 m
IP2 8BF 55 m
IP2 8RU 63 m
IP2 8TJ 76 m
IP2 8RX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP2 8RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8
Latitude
52.045813
Longitude
1.156810
British National Grid easting
616,570
British National Grid northing
243,304

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Bridge · E05007119
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00170871
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 012F · E01033122
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 012 · E02006256

Postcode source versions

Explore IP2

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Hawes Street, Ipswich, IP2 8RL 29 October 2025 £280,000
17, Hawes Street, Ipswich, IP2 8RL 31 August 2023 £257,500
37, Hawes Street, Ipswich, IP2 8RL 20 June 2022 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
34
Secondary
8
  1. Hillside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    478 m
  2. Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    611 m
  3. University of Suffolk

    Higher education institutions

    865 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,887
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,855
  • Shoplifting 852
  • Criminal damage and arson 389
  • Public order 354
  • Other theft 329

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

21 female, 18 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP2 8 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

12

within 5 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    1.3 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    1.3 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    1.3 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.7 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.7 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.8 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.0 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.1 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.4 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    3.1 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.4 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.4 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

  • Jamestown Bvd

    BCT · Stoke

    0.0 miles
  • Sinclair Drive

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Sinclair Drive

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Kenyon Street

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Brooklands

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 012F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,552 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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 £253,750 from 4 recorded sales in IP2 8RL. 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hillside Primary School is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,887 published events cover 12 months, averaging 407.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,855 events.

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