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IP3 9QS

Priory Heath · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Priory Heath
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 9RL 129 m
IP3 9QR 131 m
IP3 9QE 148 m
IP3 9UB 157 m
IP3 9QT 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 9QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 9
Latitude
52.033912
Longitude
1.196554
British National Grid easting
619,353
British National Grid northing
242,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Priory Heath · E05007124
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

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
545, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QS 19 September 2014 £122,000
547, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QS 31 August 2010 £148,000
547, Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9QS 21 July 2010 £157,500

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

    132 m

  2. Sir Bobby Robson School

    Free schools special

    435 m

  3. Ravenswood Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,655
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 699
  • Shoplifting 182
  • Vehicle crime 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 143
  • Anti social behaviour 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP3 9 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

11

within 5 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    439 m

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.7 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    2.0 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.9 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    3.4 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    3.5 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    3.5 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

    4.5 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.5 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    4.7 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

  • The Drift

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.0 miles

  • The Drift

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Crane Boulevard

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Crane Boulevard

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Campbell Road

    BCT · Priory Heath

    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
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. New Skill Centre 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

1,655 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 699 events.

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