IP9 1JP postcode in Chelmondiston, Suffolk

IP9 1JP is a postcode in Chelmondiston, in the Orwell ward of Babergh. It is in the South Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 7 of 16 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Babergh: 75% Typical price £280,000 Homes sold in IP9 1, last 12 months. ▼ 16.4% on the year before Nearest station Harwich International 6.3 km in a straight line

Where IP9 1JP is, and what is near it

Map of IP9 1JP and what is near it Map of IP9 1JP: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the IP9 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. IP9 1DP: also in IP9 1IP9 1DR: also in IP9 1IP9 1DS: also in IP9 1IP9 1DT: also in IP9 1IP9 1DU: also in IP9 1IP9 1DW: also in IP9 1IP9 1DY: also in IP9 1IP9 1EA: also in IP9 1IP9 1ED: also in IP9 1IP9 1FL: also in IP9 1IP9 1HH: also in IP9 1IP9 1HL: also in IP9 1IP9 1HP: also in IP9 1IP9 1HQ: also in IP9 1IP9 1HR: also in IP9 1IP9 1HS: also in IP9 1IP9 1HT: also in IP9 1IP9 1HU: also in IP9 1IP9 1HW: also in IP9 1IP9 1HX: also in IP9 1IP9 1HY: also in IP9 1IP9 1HZ: also in IP9 1IP9 1JA: also in IP9 1IP9 1JB: also in IP9 1IP9 1JD: also in IP9 1IP9 1JE: also in IP9 1IP9 1JF: also in IP9 1IP9 1JG: also in IP9 1IP9 1JH: also in IP9 1IP9 1JJ: also in IP9 1IP9 1JL: also in IP9 1IP9 1JN: also in IP9 1IP9 1JQ: also in IP9 1IP9 1JR: also in IP9 1IP9 1JS: also in IP9 1IP9 1JT: also in IP9 1IP9 1JU: also in IP9 1IP9 1JW: also in IP9 1 Ipswich High School 1.3 kmHolbrook Academy 3.7 km2 GP practices, 3.8–5.9 kmGP 3.9 kmHarwich International station 6.3 kmGanges IP9 1JP Map of IP9 1JP and what is near it Map of IP9 1JP: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the IP9 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ipswich High School 1.3 km2 places, 3.7–3.9 km3 places, 3.8–6.3 kmGanges IP9 1JP
  • IP9 1JP
  • Other postcodes in IP9 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.9966, longitude 1.2108)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP9 1JP?

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 IP9 1JP?

Every home and business at IP9 1JP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Babergh: 75%

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

Babergh: 98%

The line marks the figure across Babergh.

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 IP9 1JP?

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

Babergh District 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 IP9 1JP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 16 homes and businesses at IP9 1JP. 7 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 8 more at a lower risk.

16 homes and businesses at IP9 1JP High: 7Medium: 1Low: 7Not in an area at risk: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Babergh

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP9 1JP: 3,312 properties in Babergh are at high risk (5.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Babergh

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 IP9 1JP is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 12:56 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 12:56 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP9 1JP?

Homes in IP9 1 sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, down 16.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£280,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£335,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £371,250 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £275,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole IP9 district: a typical £325,000 from 121 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 IP9 1JP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IP9 1JP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 February 2026. 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 IP9 1JP

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IP9 1JP. 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 IP9 1JP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,110 homes in the neighbourhood around IP9 1JP. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 IP9 1JP

Band D in Babergh for 2026‑27: £2,342. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,561 (band A) to £4,683 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,821.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (12%)£1,561
Band Babout 350 (32%)£1,821
Band Cabout 300 (27%)£2,081
Band Dabout 140 (13%)£2,342
Band Eabout 100 (9%)£2,862
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£3,382
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£3,903
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,683

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Babergh 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 IP9 1JP is in (ONS area E01029873), 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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest open schools to IP9 1JP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP9 1JP, 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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP9 1JP is Harwich International Rail Station, 6.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Harwich International Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive
  • Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near IP9 1JP, 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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP9 1JP, 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 IP9 1JP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP9 1JP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tesla Destination Charger Charging point · 1 charger 1.6 kmCycle

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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest to the centre of IP9 1JP, 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 IP9 1JP?

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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP9 1JP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Spring Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01473 780791 1.9 kmCycle
  • Prince George House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0333 321 1986 3.4 kmCycle
  • St Marys Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2026 · Phone 01473 328111 4.0 kmCycle

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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP9 1JP, 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 IP9 1JP?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP9 1JP 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 IP9 1JP in a conservation area?

The centre of IP9 1JP is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 IP9 1JP?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP9 1JP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other crime1 report

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 IP9 1JP

Ward
Orwell
Parish
Chelmondiston
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chelmondiston
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IP9 1JR60 mIP9 1JS100 mIP9 1JN130 mIP9 1JW140 mIP9 1JT140 mIP9 1JL270 m
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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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