IP8 3BP

Bramford · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 3BW 297 m
IP8 3BN 449 m
IP8 3DB 450 m
IP8 4JA 494 m
IP8 3DG 521 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 3BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3
Latitude
52.065486
Longitude
1.089917
British National Grid easting
611,891
British National Grid northing
245,294

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Electoral ward
Bramford · E05012592
Parish or community
E04009180
Output area
E00153108
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 012A · E01030042
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 012 · E02006272

Postcode source versions

Explore IP8

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grindle Cottage, The Grindle, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3BP 28 September 2018 £435,000
Grindle Cottage, The Grindle, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3BP 11 July 2014 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Sproughton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    912 m
  2. Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  3. Whitehouse Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Other theft 11
  • Shoplifting 9
  • Public order 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
IP8 3 residents
7,020

Age bands in IP8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,034 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

670 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

1,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

2,045 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,311 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP8 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.9 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.1 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.8 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.9 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    4.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Grindle

    BCT · Bramford

    0.2 miles
  • The Grindle

    BCT · Bramford

    0.2 miles
  • Wild Man

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.3 miles
  • Wild Man

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.3 miles
  • Wild Man

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 012A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,419 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Sproughton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 912 m.

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

Recorded crime

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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