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IP3 8QR

Bixley · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Bixley
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 8QN 61 m
IP3 8QJ 72 m
IP3 8QS 92 m
IP3 8QE 98 m
IP3 8QD 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 8QR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8
Latitude
52.046831
Longitude
1.207001
British National Grid easting
620,006
British National Grid northing
243,568

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Bixley · E05007118
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152720
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 009E · E01029967
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 009 · E02006253

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Bodiam Close, Ipswich, IP3 8QR 26 November 2021 £285,000
1, Bodiam Close, Ipswich, IP3 8QR 27 June 2017 £295,000
4, Bodiam Close, Ipswich, IP3 8QR 24 April 2017 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. Broke Hall Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    542 m

  2. Copleston High School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Britannia Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,224
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 578
  • Shoplifting 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Vehicle crime 84
  • Public order 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP3 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

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.5 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    1.7 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.8 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    1.9 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    2.6 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    3.2 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    3.3 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    3.3 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    4.4 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    4.4 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.5 km

  • MARTLESHAM SURGERY

    23 THE SQUARE, MARTLESHAM HEATH, IPSWICH, IP5 3SL

    ODS code D83080

    4.7 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

  • Wareham Avenue

    BCT · Broke Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Wareham Avenue

    BCT · Broke Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Wimbourne Avenue

    BCT · Broke Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Wimbourne Avenue

    BCT · Broke Hall

    0.1 miles

  • Bridport Avenue Shops

    BCT · Broke Hall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 009E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,515 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 1 recorded sale in IP3 8QR. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Broke Hall Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 542 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,224 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 578 events.

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