IP2 postcode area guide — Babergh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP2 postcode district in Babergh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.2%
Gigabit-capable
93.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the IP2 postcode district (Babergh) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 707 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.5%.
Around 0% of premises in IP2 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 IP2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP2 0AB | 100% | 71.4% |
| IP2 0AD | 100% | 97.7% |
| IP2 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| IP2 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| IP2 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IP2 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| IP2 0AN | 100% | 80% |
| IP2 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| IP2 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| IP2 0AR | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Babergh
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Babergh district (46,716 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
76.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
6.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
78%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in IP2
Police recorded 268 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 116 | 43.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 28 | 10.4% |
| Shoplifting | 28 | 10.4% |
| Other theft | 24 | 9.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 8.2% |
| Public order | 14 | 5.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 11 | 4.1% |
| Bicycle theft | 10 | 3.7% |
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 IP2
Based on 277 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP2 is £217,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£219,000).
Detached
£360,000
37 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
86 sales
Terraced
£205,000
100 sales
Flat / maisonette
£114,000
47 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £598,000 | Detached | Oak Hill Lane | IP2 9AL |
| 22 May 2026 | £187,600 | Terraced | Seymour Road | IP2 8EN |
| 12 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Plover Road | IP2 9ND |
| 7 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Aster Road | IP2 0NH |
| 6 May 2026 | £123,500 | Flat | Compair Crescent | IP2 0EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Monmouth Close | IP2 8RS |
| 1 May 2026 | £204,000 | Semi-detached | Broomhayes | IP2 9DA |
| 1 May 2026 | £323,500 | Semi-detached | Holcombe Crescent | IP2 9QJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Janebrook Road | IP2 9HY |
| 1 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Hale Close | IP2 9QP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Babergh demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Babergh district (92,345 residents, 40,200 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.2% |
| 15–29 | 18.2% |
| 30–44 | 16.9% |
| 45–64 | 22.2% |
| 65+ | 26.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71% |
| Private rented | 15% |
| Social rented | 4.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IP2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantry Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,006 | IP2 9LR |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 811 | IP2 8PL |
| St Joseph's College | Not applicable | 2–19 | 564 | IP2 9DR |
| Gusford Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 518 | IP2 9LQ |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 449 | IP2 0NR |
| Halifax Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 409 | IP2 8PY |
| Sprites Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 406 | IP2 0SA |
| Hillside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 402 | IP2 8NU |
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 IP2
137 rated food businesses operate in IP2. 116 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Activage Lunch Club, Al's Snack Bar, Allen Gardiner River Cruise Restaurant, Anderson Food & Wine, Another Bowl.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP2
From a sample of 233 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 IP2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 68% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
59%
Band D
27%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
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 Babergh
Landlines around IP2 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.