Walker Close Ipswich
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (IP3), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 18201057.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Ipswich costs £2,468 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Derby Road (Ipswich), about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Two Rivers Medical Centre, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 7% of households owned their home and 53% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 C (35% of about 680 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 8LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| IP3 8LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 38 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP3 8LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IP3 8LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Derby Road (Ipswich) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ipswich 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Westerfield 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chilton Road Copleston | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ipswich Hospital Copleston | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Shotley Gate | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys Warren Heath Smart Charge | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.9 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 68.7 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Two Rivers Medical Centre | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Square Pharmacy | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile Suffolk Dental Implant And Facial Aesthetic Clinic | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Police station | Ipswich Police Station | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Snax 24 - Spring Road | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,200 m² | 350 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,500 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old and New Cemetery, Ipswich, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old and New Cemetery, Ipswich | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Decoypond Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Alder Carr | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Big Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| New Cut | Tidal water | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) north |
| Black Ooze | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copleston High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 330 m | No published inspection |
| Britannia Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broke Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rose Hill Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Alban's Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sidegate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Hospice IP3 8LX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| ABC Pre School IP3 8LR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service (SRRS) IP3 8XL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Moments Coffee Shop @ St Elizabeth Hospice IP4 5RZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Shener's Kebabs IP4 5RZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2023 |
| Mandarin IP3 8ND | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Harry's 1 Stop Shop IP4 5RZ | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2022 |
| G4S FM IP3 8XL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Hunnitots Day Nursery IP4 5PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| WHSmith Hospitals Ltd IP4 5PD | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2016 |
| WHSmith IP4 5PD | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2016 |
| G4S FM IP4 5PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Costa Coffee South Wards IP4 5PD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Costa Coffee IP4 5PD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Sodexo The Ipswich Hospital IP4 5PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pearson Road (4); On or near Walker Close (3); On or near Foxhall Road (3); On or near Heath Lane (3); On or near Chaplains Gardens (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 44% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Nearby streets
Pearson Road · Heath Lane · Chaplains Gardens · Chilton Road · Lyndhurst Avenue · Brightwell Close · Ivan Blatny Close · Temple Road · Roy Avenue · Darnford Gardens
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.
- 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.