IP6 postcode area guide — East Suffolk

Where is IP6?

Broadband & internet speeds in IP6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the IP6 postcode district (East Suffolk) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 738 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 44.4%.

Around 0.8% of premises in IP6 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 IP6

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Mobile signal around East Suffolk

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Suffolk district (130,429 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in IP6

Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 IP6

Based on 240 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP6 is £270,000, down 10.0% on the previous year (£300,000).

Latest recorded sales in IP6

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around IP6

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 IP6

114 rated food businesses operate in IP6. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AGA, Aldercarr Farm Shop, All Manor of Events Ltd, Bakes Of Suffolk, Barham Care Centre.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in IP6

From a sample of 89 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 IP6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 IP6 typically use:

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What's it like living in IP6?

Postcodes in IP6

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.