IP5 postcode area guide — East Suffolk
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP5 postcode district in East Suffolk — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.3%
Gigabit-capable
79.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the IP5 postcode district (East Suffolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 444 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.3%.
Around 0% of premises in IP5 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 IP5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP5 1AA | 100% | 50% |
| IP5 1AB | 100% | 66.7% |
| IP5 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| IP5 1AN | 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.
Crime in IP5
Police recorded 27 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 70.4% |
| Public order | 3 | 11.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 7.4% |
| Other crime | 2 | 7.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 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 IP5
Based on 216 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP5 is £342,500, up 5.4% on the previous year (£325,000).
Detached
£422,500
93 sales
Semi-detached
£316,000
54 sales
Terraced
£270,000
48 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Smiths Place | IP5 2YR |
| 15 May 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Roberts Close | IP5 2HP |
| 14 May 2026 | £445,000 | Detached | Hammond Close | IP5 4AH |
| 14 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Vincent Drift | IP5 2DH |
| 12 May 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | Carlford Close | IP5 3TB |
| 8 May 2026 | £565,000 | Detached | St Olaves Road | IP5 2NR |
| 7 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Bugsby Way | IP5 2WX |
| 7 May 2026 | £570,000 | Detached | Thomas Crescent | IP5 2HN |
| 5 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Forest Lane | IP5 3ST |
| 1 May 2026 | £338,000 | Detached | Crawford Lane | IP5 2GY |
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 IP5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kesgrave High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,875 | IP5 2PB |
| Heath Primary School, Kesgrave | Primary | 3–11 | 523 | IP5 1JG |
| Gorseland Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | IP5 3QR |
| Cedarwood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 399 | IP5 2ES |
| Birchwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | IP5 3SP |
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 IP5
82 rated food businesses operate in IP5. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Kesgrave Scouts, Acorns Nursery School, Adrian Carr Catering, Aldi Stores Ltd, Alice Grange Care Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP5
From a sample of 124 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 IP5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
51%
Band D
38%
Band E
6%
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 East Suffolk
Landlines around IP5 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.