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IP3 8AG

Holywells · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Holywells
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 8AB 22 m
IP3 8AQ 64 m
IP3 8AF 69 m
IP3 8BD 77 m
IP3 0DZ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 8AG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2008
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8
Latitude
52.051480
Longitude
1.168194
British National Grid easting
617,323
British National Grid northing
243,968

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

Postcode source versions

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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

    339 m

  2. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    436 m

  3. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

    Miscellaneous

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,422
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,051
  • Shoplifting 1,062
  • Criminal damage and arson 430
  • Public order 369
  • Other theft 348

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    635 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    766 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    766 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    953 m

  • 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

    1.8 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.8 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.9 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.1 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.2 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

    3.4 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cavendish Street

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Cavendish Street

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Coprolite Street

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Suffolk is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,422 published events cover 12 months, averaging 451.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,051 events.

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