Postcode · IP4 1AQ

IP4 1AQ

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Property report — IP4 1AQ

Open-data due diligence for IP4 1AQ and the area around it.

IP4 1AQ in brief: 19 recorded sales (£145,000–£2,520,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for IP4 1AQ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the IP4 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£176,742

sector IP4 1 · 166 sales

Population

9,388

sector IP4 1

Crimes recorded

125

sector IP4 1 · Apr 26

Schools

sector IP4 1

Flood risk

Very low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

69%

sector IP4 1 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in IP4 1, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (17 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2023-12-01	£145,000	41 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2022-11-08	£346,501	15 LOWER BROOK STREET	Other
2022-10-26	£200,000	2, MERCHANTS COURT, 45 LOWER BROOK STREET	Other
2022-04-14	£265,000	19 LOWER BROOK STREET	Other
2022-01-24	£2,520,000	HAVEN HOUSE, 17 LOWER BROOK STREET	Other
2021-07-19	£240,000	33 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2020-04-30	£261,000	15 LOWER BROOK STREET	Other
2019-08-02	£215,000	39 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2014-03-14	£221,050	19 LOWER BROOK STREET	Semi-detached
2011-01-27	£240,000	27 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2008-11-03	£295,000	15 LOWER BROOK STREET	Semi-detached
2008-02-22	£510,000	35 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2006-12-06	£185,000	21 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2006-03-28	£375,000	CAPE HOUSE, 31 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2005-06-01	£154,250	37 LOWER BROOK STREET	Detached
2005-04-19	£495,000	25 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
2004-10-29	£160,000	PENINSULAR HOUSE, 11 - 13 LOWER BROOK STREET	Detached
2001-06-28	£225,000	33 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced
1999-05-07	£150,000	CAPE HOUSE, 31 LOWER BROOK STREET	Terraced

19 recorded sales on IP4 1AQ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich	0.4 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Helen's Primary School	0.5 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich	0.5 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Hillside Primary School	0.6 mi	Primary	Requires improvement (2023)
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy	0.8 mi	Secondary	Good (2022)
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery	0.8 mi	Primary	Report card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST (0.4 mi)

Nearest hospitals: ST CLEMENTS HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · IPSWICH HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.8 mi) · IPSWICH HOSPITAL UTC (1.8 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: 27-35, LOWER BROOK STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 37, LOWER BROOK STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CONSERVATIVE OFFICE (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: WELLBEING PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · WELLBEING PHARMACY (0.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Ipswich (0.5 mi) · Derby Road (Ipswich) (1.2 mi) · Westerfield (1.9 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Go East (0.1 mi) · Londis (0.1 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.1 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 34
One-person households: 46%
Households with children: 22%
Households: 4,554

Owned 35% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 47%

Census 2021 (ONS), for IP4 1.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in IP4 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 107/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for IP4 1AQ: Very low — 28 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictIP4	SectorIP4 1	PostcodeIP4 1AQ
Average sold price	£253,301	£176,742	£379,095
Population	50,231	9,388	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	6/10	2/10	—
Crimes recorded	301	125	—
Schools	19	5	—
Flood risk	High	High	Low
Gigabit broadband	93%	69%	13%
Superfast broadband	99%	96%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (IP4 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.