The Havens Ipswich
161 addresses across 6 postcodes (IP3), about 840 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 18206134.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Ipswich cost £226,175 in August 2026 (+2.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,002 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 5 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Nacton Road, is 240 m away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A1189, carries 29,939 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Ipswich costs £2,468 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Derby Road (Ipswich), about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Warren Heath, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 32 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 54 of its 161 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ravenswood Medical Practice, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2025 | ALLPORT HOUSE, 20 IP3 9SJ | Other | £1,050,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Sep 2020 | 30 IP3 9SJ | Other | £5,000,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Aug 2017 | 16 IP3 9SJ | Other | £2,250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2016 | MELFORD COURT, 2 IP3 9SJ | Other | £2,340,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 May 2015 | 24 - 26 IP3 9SJ | Other | £1,050,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jan 2015 | MELFORD COURT, 2 IP3 9SJ | Other | £1,570,100 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Ipswich
A typical home in Ipswich cost £226,175 in August 2026, 2.4% more than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 29% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £402,030 |
| Semi-detached | £266,250 |
| Terraced | £210,391 |
| Flat or maisonette | £131,096 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £202,302 |
Private renters in Ipswich paid £1,002 a month on average in September 2026, 4.5% more than a year before. That is 39% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £748 |
| Two bedrooms | £921 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,054 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,482 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 street: most are in band B (45% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre Ipswich 12/01006/FUL | Biomass | 2.6 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Foxhall Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 1.2 MW | Operational Jun 1996 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP3 9BF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP3 9SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IP3 9SS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP3 9ST | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP3 9RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IP3 9SW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
5 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 240 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacton Road Nacton Road, Ipswich | 1968 to 1984 | Industrial, special (hazardous) | 240 m |
| Nacton Works Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk | from 1972 | Not recorded | 280 m |
| Nacton Road Nacton Road, Ipswich | 1968 to 1982 | Industrial, special (hazardous) | 290 m |
| Nacton Works Factory Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk | 1968 to 1984 | Industrial, special (hazardous) | 300 m |
| Broom Hill Quarry, Nacton Foxes Farm, Nacton | Not recorded | Inert | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 161 addresses are between 32 m and 37 m above sea level (35 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP3 9BF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP3 9RY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP3 9SJ | 94% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| IP3 9SS | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| IP3 9ST | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP3 9SW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Makro Ransomes Europark | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ipswich Hospital Copleston | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Shotley Gate | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.6 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 69.6 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ravenswood Medical Practice Good Jan 2024 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Rushmere Dental Care | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Ipswich Hospital Good Nov 2016 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hallmark Bucklesham Grange Luxury Care Home Good Apr 2020 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Suffolk Constabulary Police Headquarters | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Greenways Neighbourhood Centre, Nacton Road Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Warren Heath 1.0 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,310 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,650 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,500 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Broke Hall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round Plantation | Wood | 210 m south |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Cathouse Point | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Manor Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Potter's Reach | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| The Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 107 | 161 |
54 of the street's 161 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ipswich: see them on the Ipswich page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenswood Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nacton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 900 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Leaders Ransomes IP3 9FG | Full day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 229 childminders and 46 home childcarers (nannies) in Suffolk. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neon Noir Ltd IP3 9BF | Retailers - other | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Clip 'n Climb IP3 9ST | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Half Moon Food Ltd IP3 9SJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Love Outdoor Grilling IP3 9RY | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2022 |
| OCS Food Co IP3 9SJ | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
| Cafe Fusion OLP3 IP10 0DD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| OCS Food Co Ltd. IP3 9SJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 May 2024 |
| Holiday Inn IP3 9SJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| David Lloyd Leisure IP3 9SJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Makro IP3 9SJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Berwick Road (2); On or near Wentworth Road (1); On or near Lytham Road (1); On or near Edison Close (1).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2025 08:30 | Slight | 1 person | A14, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 23 Jan 2022 08:00 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A14, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 2 Dec 2021 09:45 | Slight | 1 person | A14, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A1189 between Junction A14/A1189 and Roundabout A1156/A1189, with 29,939 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 140 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1189 | Junction A14/A1189 to Roundabout A1156/A1189 | 29,939 estimated; counted 2024 | 4% | 140 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- IP3 9BF: 105 addresses of 109 in the postcode
- IP3 9SJ: 50 addresses of 63 in the postcode
- IP3 9SS: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- IP3 9ST: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- IP3 9RY: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- IP3 9SW: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Berwick Road · Wentworth Road · Lytham Road · Edison Close · Bluestem Road · Latimer Close · Belfry Road · Central Avenue
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.