IP8 3HX

Copdock & Washbrook · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 3HR 175 m
IP8 3HS 253 m
IP8 3HZ 263 m
IP8 3HU 264 m
IP8 3LH 294 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 3HX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3
Latitude
52.039058
Longitude
1.085586
British National Grid easting
611,719
British National Grid northing
242,343

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Parish or community
E04009138
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152258
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005C · E01029879
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 005 · E02006231

Postcode source versions

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Amor Hall, The Street, Washbrook, Ipswich, IP8 3HX 3 October 2025 £1,425,000
Redwood Barn, The Street, Washbrook, Ipswich, IP8 3HX 11 August 2022 £1,167,000
Brook Barn, The Street, Washbrook, Ipswich, IP8 3HX 29 June 2021 £1,495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Copdock Primary School

    Community school

    478 m
  2. The Bridge School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. Belstead House Adult Education Centre

    Miscellaneous

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
240
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 104
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Public order 22
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

5 female, 12 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.2% 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+
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

4

within 5 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.6 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.6 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    4.8 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

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

Nearby transport

  • Brook Inn

    BCT · Washbrook

    0.2 miles
  • London Road

    BCT · Washbrook

    0.2 miles
  • London Road

    BCT · Washbrook

    0.2 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Copdock

    0.3 miles
  • Garage

    BCT · Copdock

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005C, 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

21,552 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,296,000 from 2 recorded sales in IP8 3HX. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Copdock Primary School is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

240 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 104 events.

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