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IP8 3GF

Sproughton & Pinewood · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Sproughton & Pinewood
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 3GE 71 m
IP8 3FP 95 m
IP8 3FF 137 m
IP2 0UA 144 m
IP8 3FL 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 3GF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3
Latitude
52.045996
Longitude
1.102911
British National Grid easting
612,874
British National Grid northing
243,165

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Sproughton & Pinewood · E05012583
Parish or community
E04009124
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152250
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005B · E01029878
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 005 · E02006231

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Lloyd Close, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3GF 21 March 2025 £290,000
11, Lloyd Close, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3GF 21 March 2025 £266,806
7, Lloyd Close, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3GF 14 March 2025 £313,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. One Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    320 m

  2. Sprites Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    549 m

  3. The Bridge School

    Academy special sponsor led

    720 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
821
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 395
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Other theft 67
  • Public order 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    1.3 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.2 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.4 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.5 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.7 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    4.3 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    4.3 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    4.3 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

  • Vale View Road

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.1 miles

  • Cutting Street

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.1 miles

  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.1 miles

  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Sproughton

    0.1 miles

  • Suffolk One

    BCT · Chantry

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,843 of 33,755

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

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 £301,750 from 8 recorded sales in IP8 3GF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Babergh is £328,612 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. One Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

821 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 395 events.

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