IP3 9GJ postcode in Ipswich, Suffolk

IP3 9GJ is a postcode in Ipswich, in the Priory Heath ward. It is in the Ipswich parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since May 2004.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Ipswich: 97% Typical price £240,000 Homes sold in IP3 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Derby Road (Ipswich) 2.8 km in a straight line

Where IP3 9GJ is, and what is near it

Map of IP3 9GJ and what is near it Map of IP3 9GJ: its centre point, with the 278 other postcodes in the IP3 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. IP3 9FN: also in IP3 9IP3 9FP: also in IP3 9IP3 9GA: also in IP3 9IP3 9GB: also in IP3 9IP3 9GD: also in IP3 9IP3 9GE: also in IP3 9IP3 9GF: also in IP3 9IP3 9GG: also in IP3 9IP3 9GH: also in IP3 9IP3 9GL: also in IP3 9IP3 9GN: also in IP3 9IP3 9GP: also in IP3 9IP3 9GQ: also in IP3 9IP3 9GR: also in IP3 9IP3 9GS: also in IP3 9IP3 9GT: also in IP3 9IP3 9GW: also in IP3 9IP3 9GX: also in IP3 9IP3 9GY: also in IP3 9IP3 9QF: also in IP3 9IP3 9QJ: also in IP3 9IP3 9RT: also in IP3 9IP3 9RU: also in IP3 9IP3 9RZ: also in IP3 9IP3 9SE: also in IP3 9IP3 9TR: also in IP3 9IP3 9UA: also in IP3 9IP3 9UF: also in IP3 9IP3 9UL: also in IP3 9IP3 9UN: also in IP3 9IP3 9UP: also in IP3 9IP3 9UQ: also in IP3 9IP3 9UR: also in IP3 9IP3 9US: also in IP3 9IP3 9UT: also in IP3 9IP3 9UU: also in IP3 9IP3 9UW: also in IP3 9IP3 9UX: also in IP3 9IP3 9UY: also in IP3 9IP3 9UZ: also in IP3 9IP3 9WE: also in IP3 9IP3 9WF: also in IP3 9IP3 9WS: also in IP3 9 SSE Energy Solutions 800 mSchool 1.5 km3 places, 2.4–2.8 kmIpswich station 4.5 kmPriory Heath IP3 9GJ Map of IP3 9GJ and what is near it Map of IP3 9GJ: its centre point, with the 278 other postcodes in the IP3 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 850 m–4.5 kmPriory Heath IP3 9GJ
  • IP3 9GJ
  • Other postcodes in IP3 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0273, longitude 1.1984)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP3 9GJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IP3 9GJ?

Every home and business at IP3 9GJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Ipswich: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Ipswich: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Ipswich.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at IP3 9GJ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Ipswich Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Ipswich Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IP3 9GJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IP3 9GJ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Ipswich

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP3 9GJ: 4,900 properties in Ipswich are at high risk (6.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Ipswich

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of IP3 9GJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP3 9GJ?

Homes in IP3 9 sold for a typical £240,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£240,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £318,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £247,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £226,000 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £146,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IP3 district: a typical £240,000 from 372 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in IP3 9GJ

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in IP3 9GJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 July 2026. The middle price was £148,750, from £138,000 to £437,500. Across IP3 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £240,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at IP3 9GJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IP3 9GJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IP3 9GJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around IP3 9GJ. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (85%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IP3 9GJ

Band D in Ipswich for 2026‑27: £2,468. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,646 (band A) to £3,565 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,920.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,646
Band Babout 300 (45%)£1,920
Band Cabout 50 (8%)£2,194
Band Dabout 120 (18%)£2,468
Band Eabout 110 (17%)£3,017
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,565
Band Gfewer than 5£4,114
Band Hwithheld£4,937

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 85% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Ipswich before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IP3 9GJ is in (ONS area E01033127), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IP3 9GJ?

The nearest open schools to IP3 9GJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP3 9GJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to IP3 9GJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP3 9GJ is Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Ipswich Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cranberry Square, 133 m away.

More stations near IP3 9GJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near IP3 9GJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP3 9GJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP3 9GJ?

3 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP3 9GJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 360 kW 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 19 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered 500 mWalk
  • SSE Energy Solutions Charging point · 7 chargers 800 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IP3 9GJ?

The nearest to the centre of IP3 9GJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IP3 9GJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near IP3 9GJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP3 9GJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near IP3 9GJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP3 9GJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IP3 9GJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP3 9GJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IP3 9GJ in a conservation area?

The centre of IP3 9GJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IP3 9GJ?

Police.uk records 118 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP3 9GJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences46 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Other theft11 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Public order6 reports

Also: possession of weapons 5, burglary 4, other crime 4, anti-social behaviour 3, drugs 2, robbery 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for IP3 9GJ

Ward
Priory Heath
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Ipswich
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 2004

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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