IP17 postcode area guide — East Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP17 postcode district in East Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
43.7%
Gigabit-capable
43.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.3%
Broadband availability in the IP17 postcode district (East Suffolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 719 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 43.7%.
Around 1.3% of premises in IP17 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 IP17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP17 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| IP17 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| IP17 1AF | 100% | 50% |
| IP17 1AG | 100% | 2.8% |
| IP17 1AH | 100% | 85.7% |
| IP17 1AJ | 100% | 15% |
| IP17 1AL | 91.7% | 33.3% |
| IP17 1AP | 100% | 83.3% |
| IP17 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| IP17 1AR | 100% | 100% |
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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.
House prices in IP17
Based on 170 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP17 is £335,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£335,000).
Detached
£418,500
88 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
33 sales
Terraced
£235,000
31 sales
Flat / maisonette
£146,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Carlton Road | IP17 2QE |
| 11 May 2026 | £384,950 | Detached | Heron Road | IP17 1WR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Grange View | IP17 3EJ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Fairfield Road | IP17 1BA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £131,000 | Terraced | Carlton Road | IP17 2QE |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £1,930,000 | Other | IP17 3QD | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £308,000 | Terraced | Holly Way | IP17 1FU |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Semi-detached | Seaman Avenue | IP17 1DZ |
| 3 Apr 2026 | £837,500 | Detached | South Entrance | IP17 1DG |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Judith Avenue | IP17 1UY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 IP17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxmundham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 252 | IP17 1XQ |
| Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 166 | IP17 2NP |
| Coldfair Green Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 160 | IP17 1UY |
| Snape Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 103 | IP17 1QG |
| Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 88 | IP17 3EU |
| Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 77 | IP17 1HE |
| Middleton Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 16 | IP17 3NW |
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 IP17
122 rated food businesses operate in IP17. 95 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Argyll House Bed And Breakfast, Aspens Services At Benhall St Marys CEVC Primary School, At The Crossroads, Benhall Club, Benhall Preschool.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP17
From a sample of 53 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 IP17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
23%
Band D
32%
Band E
23%
Band F
19%
Band G
2%
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
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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.