IP20 postcode area guide — East Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP20 postcode district in East Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP20
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
20.2%
Gigabit-capable
20.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.6%
Broadband availability in the IP20 postcode district (East Suffolk) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 312 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 20.2%.
Around 2.6% of premises in IP20 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 IP20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP20 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| IP20 0AB | 71.4% | 71.4% |
| IP20 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| IP20 0AE | 92.3% | 23.1% |
| IP20 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| IP20 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| IP20 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| IP20 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IP20 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| IP20 0AN | 100% | 76.2% |
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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 IP20
Police recorded 18 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 55.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 22.2% |
| Drugs | 1 | 5.6% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 5.6% |
| Public order | 1 | 5.6% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 5.6% |
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 IP20
Based on 95 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP20 is £290,000, up 7.4% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£337,500
41 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
27 sales
Terraced
£190,000
15 sales
Flat / maisonette
£122,500
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £317,500 | Detached | Cranes Meadow | IP20 9BY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Kestrel Close | IP20 9FA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £122,500 | Flat | Malthouse Court | IP20 9BU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Cross Road | IP20 9NH |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £294,450 | Detached | Station Road | IP20 9ES |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Detached | St Marys Close | IP20 9HS |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £292,500 | Detached | Cranes Meadow | IP20 9BY |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Malthouse Court | IP20 9BU |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Chaffinch Mews | IP20 9FD |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | The Common | IP20 9JT |
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 IP20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) | All-through | 3–16 | 824 | IP20 9DD |
| Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 99 | IP20 0BW |
| Mendham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 57 | IP20 0NJ |
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 IP20
58 rated food businesses operate in IP20. 38 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Taste Of Raj, Adnams Wine Cellar & Kitchen Store, Alburgh Village Hall, Alburgh With Denton School Catering, Classic Ice Cream Bike Co.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP20
From a sample of 140 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IP20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
31%
Band C
21%
Band D
34%
Band E
7%
Band F
4%
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 IP20 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.