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IP5 3UH

Martlesham & Purdis Farm · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Martlesham & Purdis Farm
Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP5
Postcode sector
IP5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP5 3UQ 102 m
IP5 3UL 123 m
IP5 3UJ 129 m
IP5 3SX 144 m
IP5 3UG 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP5 3UH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP5
Postcode sector
IP5 3
Latitude
52.065717
Longitude
1.273104
British National Grid easting
624,443
British National Grid northing
245,870

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Electoral ward
Martlesham & Purdis Farm · E05015549
Parish or community
E04013241
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00153944
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 025C · E01030191
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 025 · E02006296

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Property

At this postcode

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35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Flat 1, The Paddocks, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3UH 28 June 2023 £118,000
8, Flat 1, The Paddocks, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3UH 28 June 2023 £135,500
10, Flat 4, The Paddocks, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3UH 19 May 2023 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Birchwood Primary School

    Community school

    647 m

  2. Martlesham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    719 m

  3. Gorseland Primary School

    Community school

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
689
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Other crime 135
  • Shoplifting 72
  • Other theft 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

22 female, 23 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
1.4
IP5 3 residents
3,530

Age bands in IP5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

453 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.1%

247 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

683 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

929 residents

Age 65 and over
33.7%

1,173 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP5 3 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

4

within 5 km

  • MARTLESHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83080

    493 m

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    2.6 km

  • FRAMFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    IPSWICH ROAD, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 4FD

    ODS code D83057

    3.6 km

  • LITTLE ST JOHN STREET SURGERY

    7 LITTLE ST. JOHNS STREET, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 1EE

    ODS code D83049

    4.5 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

  • Manor Road

    BCT · Martlesham Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Manor Road

    BCT · Martlesham Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Retail Park

    BCT · Martlesham Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Martlesham Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Retail Park

    BCT · Martlesham Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 025C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,121 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £126,750 from 34 recorded sales in IP5 3UH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Suffolk is £278,376 in June 2026, up 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Birchwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 647 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

689 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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