IP3 9QE

Priory Heath · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 9RP 123 m
IP3 9UB 123 m
IP3 9UE 142 m
IP3 9QS 148 m
IP3 9QF 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 9QE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 9
Latitude
52.032726
Longitude
1.197519
British National Grid easting
619,425
British National Grid northing
241,971

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00170867
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 014F · E01033128
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 014 · E02006258

Postcode source versions

Explore IP3

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
558, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QE 17 January 2025 £375,000
614, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QE 26 July 2024 £255,000
614, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QE 27 October 2023 £266,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
24
Secondary
7
  1. New Skill Centre

    Other independent special school

    235 m
  2. Ravenswood Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    406 m
  3. Sir Bobby Robson School

    Free schools special

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,563
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 653
  • Shoplifting 182
  • Vehicle crime 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Anti social behaviour 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

50 female, 40 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.3
IP3 9 residents
12,718

Age bands in IP3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,641 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,521 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

3,698 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

3,197 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

2,044 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP3 9 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

11

within 5 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    291 m

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.9 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    2.1 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    3.1 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    3.5 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    3.6 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    3.6 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.2 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    4.7 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.7 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    4.8 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

  • The Drift

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Crane Boulevard

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Crane Boulevard

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.1 miles
  • The Drift

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Demoiselle Crescent

    BCT · Ravenswood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 014F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,572 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
2
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 7 recorded sales in IP3 9QE. 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. New Skill Centre is the nearest published school at 235 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,563 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 653 events.

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