IP3 8AA

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 8AH 44 m
IP3 8BF 53 m
IP3 0AE 59 m
IP3 0BQ 76 m
IP3 8AD 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8
Latitude
52.052599
Longitude
1.165385
British National Grid easting
617,125
British National Grid northing
244,084

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
E00170843
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 011E · E01033123
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 011 · E02006255

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Flat 1, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, IP3 8AA 5 September 2024 £60,000
1, Flat 6, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, IP3 8AA 23 February 2024 £48,000
1, Flat 3, Fore Hamlet, Ipswich, IP3 8AA 5 December 2023 £76,500

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

    132 m
  2. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    247 m
  3. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

    Miscellaneous

    459 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,133
  • Shoplifting 1,091
  • Criminal damage and arson 442
  • Public order 400
  • Other theft 363

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

13 female, 17 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
IP3 8 residents
12,450

Age bands in IP3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,124 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,327 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,484 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,288 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

2,394 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP3 8 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

13

within 5 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    445 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    568 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    568 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.2 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.5 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.6 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.6 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.7 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.2 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.1 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.2 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.4 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    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

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Coprolite Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Coprolite Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • University Car Park

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 011E, 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

9,840 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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
13
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 £60,000 from 5 recorded sales in IP3 8AA. 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

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Suffolk is the nearest published school at 132 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 470.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,133 events.

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