IP16 postcode area guide — East Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP16 postcode district in East Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is IP16?
Broadband & internet speeds in IP16
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
38.5%
Gigabit-capable
38.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.5%
Broadband availability in the IP16 postcode district (East Suffolk) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 308 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 38.5%.
Around 1.5% of premises in IP16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in IP16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP16 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| IP16 4AB | 100% | 75% |
| IP16 4AD | 100% | 75% |
| IP16 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| IP16 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| IP16 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IP16 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| IP16 4AN | 100% | 0% |
| IP16 4AP | 100% | 0% |
| IP16 4AQ | 100% | 35.9% |
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Mobile signal around East Suffolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Suffolk district (130,429 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
30.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in IP16
Police recorded 40 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 22 | 55.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 17.5% |
| Public order | 3 | 7.5% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 5.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 2.5% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.5% |
| Other theft | 1 | 2.5% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in IP16
Based on 89 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP16 is £257,000, up 9.8% on the previous year (£234,000).
Detached
£410,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
30 sales
Terraced
£190,000
24 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | £182,500 | Semi-detached | Quakers Way | IP16 4LH |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Foxglove End | IP16 4UT |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | IP16 4PY | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £535,000 | Detached | Waterloo Avenue | IP16 4HE |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £735,000 | Other | Abbey Road | IP16 4RE |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | The Gables | IP16 4UZ |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Roberts Road | IP16 4EZ |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Haylings Road | IP16 4DN |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | St Margarets Crescent | IP16 4HP |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £227,000 | Semi-detached | Valley Gardens | IP16 4BS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? East Suffolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Suffolk district (246,058 residents, 110,749 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 18.2% |
| 30–44 | 16.1% |
| 45–64 | 21.9% |
| 65+ | 27.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.9% |
| Private rented | 17.7% |
| Social rented | 8.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IP16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alde Valley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 645 | IP16 4BG |
| Leiston Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 383 | IP16 4JQ |
| Summerhill School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 51 | IP16 4HY |
| Compass Community School Aylward Park | Not applicable | 7–17 | 9 | IP16 4AX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in IP16
75 rated food businesses operate in IP16. 58 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 5Project40Seven, Aldringham Court, Bake N Butty, Beach View Holiday Park, Church Farm Cottage.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP16
From a sample of 108 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 IP16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
43%
Band D
44%
Band E
6%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for East Suffolk
Landlines around IP16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.