IP2 9XS

Sproughton & Pinewood · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP2 9XT 107 m
IP2 9RQ 112 m
IP2 9RH 129 m
IP2 9RG 132 m
IP2 9RX 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP2 9XS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 9
Latitude
52.037623
Longitude
1.111767
British National Grid easting
613,521
British National Grid northing
242,260

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Parish or community
E04009139
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152429
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005F · E01029910
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 005 · E02006231

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Appleby Close, Ipswich, IP2 9XS 14 November 2024 £275,000
11, Appleby Close, Ipswich, IP2 9XS 13 January 2023 £273,000
27, Appleby Close, Ipswich, IP2 9XS 17 August 2020 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Belstead House Adult Education Centre

    Miscellaneous

    376 m
  2. Gusford Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    418 m
  3. The Bridge School

    Academy special sponsor led

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,262
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 657
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Public order 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

43 female, 40 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.4
IP2 9 residents
14,058

Age bands in IP2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,654 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,404 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

3,593 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,520 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

3,077 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP2 9 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

9

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    1.2 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.3 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.5 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.9 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    4.0 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    4.1 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    4.1 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    5.0 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

  • Shortlands

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.1 miles
  • Shortlands

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.1 miles
  • Sycamore Close

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.1 miles
  • Sycamore Close

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.1 miles
  • Swinton Close

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,256 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

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 £274,000 from 2 recorded sales in IP2 9XS. 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

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Belstead House Adult Education Centre is the nearest published school at 376 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,262 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 657 events.

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