IP1 1AQ Ipswich
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Alexandra. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Cornhill, Ipswich: 4 addresses
- Lloyds Avenue, Ipswich: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Ipswich in 2026-27: Band D £2,468 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,646 | £1,920 | £2,194 | £2,468 | £3,017 | £3,565 | £4,114 | £4,937 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (62% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 16.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 13, CORNHILL, grade II
- 15 CORNHILL, grade II
- 4 AND 6, ELM STREET, grade II
- 8, CORNHILL, grade II
- 9 AND 11, BUTTER MARKET, grade II
- BUILDING FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY H WARNER AND SON LIMITED, grade II
- CORN EXCHANGE, grade II
- CROWN AND ANCHOR HOTEL, grade II
- CROWN AND ANCHOR HOTEL, grade II
- GOLDEN LION HOTEL, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- PREMISES OCCUPIED BY NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- SWAN INN, grade II
- THE ARCADE, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 12-12a Arcade Street: up to 14 homes, pending decision (140 m)
- 15 - 17 Arcade Street and 15 Museum Street, permissioned (170 m)
- 10-10a Museum Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 31 Princes Street IP1 1PU: up to 61 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 10-16 Carr Street: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 35-37 Elm Street: up to 12 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 38 Princes Street Ipswich IP1 1RJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Civic Centre area, Civic Drive: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Museum Street Ipswich | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tower Ramparts Bus Station Ipswich | 150 m |
| Ferry terminal | Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Shotley Gate | 14.0 km |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 66.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barrack Lane Medical Centre | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Toothclub | 220 m |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 13 Cornhill Lloyds Bank | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Christchurch Park 34 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | Sherrington Road Park 1.8 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cornhill.