IP3 0AW

Holywells · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 0AB 95 m
IP3 0AP 103 m
IP3 0AL 146 m
IP3 0AN 150 m
IP3 0FF 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 0AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 0
Latitude
52.048776
Longitude
1.168397
British National Grid easting
617,350
British National Grid northing
243,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Holywells · E05007123
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152840
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 011C · E01029991
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 011 · E02006255

Postcode source versions

Explore IP3

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Holywells Close, Ipswich, IP3 0AW 17 July 2025 £1,000,000
7, Holywells Close, Ipswich, IP3 0AW 13 April 2023 £360,000
G W Commercial Tyres, 2, Holywells Close, Ipswich, IP3 0AW 11 January 2021 £51,600

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. University of Suffolk

    Higher education institutions

    526 m
  2. Cliff Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    533 m
  3. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    713 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,007
  • Shoplifting 1,045
  • Criminal damage and arson 430
  • Public order 342
  • Other theft 337

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP3 0 residents
10,570

Age bands in IP3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,948 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.9%

1,508 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,845 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.8%

2,314 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,516 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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
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

13

within 5 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    903 m

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    914 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    1.0 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    1.0 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.2 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    2.0 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    2.0 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.2 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.3 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.0 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.2 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.6 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.9 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

  • John Street

    BCT · Holywells Park

    0.1 miles
  • Industrial Estate

    BCT · Holywells Park

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Street

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Street

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Toller Road

    BCT · Holywells Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 011C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,321 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £680,000 from 2 recorded sales in IP3 0AW. 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Suffolk is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 442.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,007 events.

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