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IP1 5DU · Ipswich · East of England

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for IP1 5DU.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy13° low
Sun21°17° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon23°16° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue20°16° lowPartly cloudy15 Sep
Wed17°12° lowFair16 Sep
Thu19°13° lowFair17 Sep
Fri18°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend-1.1%Ipswich · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationWesterfield1.5 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,517Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Ipswich

IP1 5DU is in the Ipswich local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Westerfield, about 1.5 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£238,000IP1 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

297 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£219,070Ipswich

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-1.1%Ipswich

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £238,000 Use area average: £219,070
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Ipswich.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery · Ages 2–50.2 mi
  2. Springfield Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.4 mi
  3. St Pancras Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 5–110.4 mi
  4. Springfield Infant School and NurseryPrimary · Ages 3–70.4 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,517 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding IP1 5DU—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 16.0%16–64 · 59.1%65+ · 24.9%
What area does this cover?

Ipswich 002E (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime300

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 111Shoplifting · 74Anti-social behaviour · 24
Employment4.6%

Unemployment estimate for Ipswich · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.

Local councilIpswichLocal authority for IP1 5DU
Latest general election · 2024Conservative32.6% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Conservative32.6% of votes63.6% turnout
2019Conservative61.9% of votes71.0% turnout
2017Conservative60.1% of votes72.4% turnout
2015Conservative56.1% of votes70.6% turnout
2010Conservative50.8% of votes70.5% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA140.9 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London Southend Airport

About 39.4 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Hollesley Bay13.6 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Orwell3.3 mi
  2. Easton Farm10.7 mi
  3. Hamford Water11.9 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Peddars Way And Norfolk Coast Path24.8 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around IP1 5DU.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around IP1 5DU
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 06:49
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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