IP23 postcode area guide — Mid Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP23 postcode district in Mid Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP23
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
29.1%
Gigabit-capable
29.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the IP23 postcode district (Mid Suffolk) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 322 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 29.1%.
Around 0.4% of premises in IP23 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 IP23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP23 7AB | 94.7% | 0% |
| IP23 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AF | 97.4% | 0% |
| IP23 7AG | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AJ | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AN | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AP | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AQ | 100% | 0% |
| IP23 7AR | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Mid Suffolk
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Mid Suffolk district (54,047 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
63.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
1.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
65.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in IP23
Based on 81 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP23 is £325,000, down 9.7% on the previous year (£360,000).
Detached
£438,500
40 sales
Semi-detached
£264,000
24 sales
Terraced
£242,000
8 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Daniel Gardens | IP23 7BQ |
| 18 May 2026 | £187,500 | Semi-detached | The Street | IP23 7PL |
| 13 May 2026 | £389,000 | Detached | Redlingfield Road | IP23 7PG |
| 8 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Burns Close | IP23 8DD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £256,000 | Terraced | Castleton Way | IP23 7BJ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Magdalen Court | IP23 7DJ |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Other | Norwich Road | IP23 7ED |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £257,500 | Terraced | Chestnut Villas | IP23 8DY |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Mellis Road | IP23 8DB |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Grange Road | IP23 8NE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Mid Suffolk demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Mid Suffolk district (102,695 residents, 44,344 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% |
| 15–29 | 19.4% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 22.4% |
| 65+ | 25.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 73.9% |
| Private rented | 13.8% |
| Social rented | 4.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IP23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartismere School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,062 | IP23 7BL |
| St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye | Primary | 3–11 | 200 | IP23 7BD |
| Mellis Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 147 | IP23 8DP |
| Gislingham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 144 | IP23 8HX |
| Thorndon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 58 | IP23 7JR |
| Occold Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 53 | IP23 7PL |
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 IP23
60 rated food businesses operate in IP23. 41 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anglia Catering, bagel or beigel, Beyond The Wall, Cafeye, Central England Co-op.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP23
From a sample of 110 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IP23 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 15% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
14%
Band D
30%
Band E
35%
Band F
17%
Band G
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 Mid 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.