IP1 2HG Ipswich
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westgate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- London Road, Ipswich: 42 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 (76% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Direction for Small HMOs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE HOLLIES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Masons Public House 79 Victoria Street IP1 2LS, permissioned (90 m)
- British Telecom, Bibb Way IP1 2EQ, permissioned (320 m)
- Wellington Court garages, Beaufort Street: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 77-79 Cullingham Road, IP1 2EG: up to 6 homes, pending decision (430 m)
- 112-116 Bramford Road: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- 72 (Old Boatyard) Cullingham Road: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Land east of West End Road: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Waste tip north of Sir Alf Ramsey Way: up to 114 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 | 1.1 km |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Wilberforce Street Westbourne | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tower Ramparts Bus Station Ipswich | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harwich International Port | 14.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wolsey Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 65.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burlington Primary Care | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Burlington Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest George Bureau LTD | 70 m |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash Express | 740 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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 London Road.