Ipswich
Ipswich is a district council in Suffolk, in the East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
In Ipswich the average home costs £219k, the 2nd lowest price in the East of England. At 6.0 times local pay, it is joint cheapest against earnings in the region. 99.6% of residents live within 1km of a supermarket, more than anywhere else in the East of England. Full fibre reaches 95.6% of premises. Band D council tax, £2,468, is the highest of Suffolk's 5 districts.
Furthest from the middle
- Premises with full fibre available 95.6% Higher than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for. The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk. 2nd highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
- Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score 41.1 Lower than 93% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk. 5th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
- Residential burglary per 1,000 households 3.6 Lower than 76% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Ipswich and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Higher than 59% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
9th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Lower than 70% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
2nd lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Down 1.1% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 51% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
10th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Up 4.3% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 71% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
Joint lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 10th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 74% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
5th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Lower than 54% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Higher than 96% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
The highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 83% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
6th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
2nd highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Lower than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
Down 2 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Lower than 93% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
5th lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Higher than 76% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
Published for Suffolk as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 74% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
8th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Down 17.5% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Lower than 76% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 52% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
Published for Suffolk as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 53% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Lower than 66% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
Down 6.2% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Higher than 73% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 67% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 51% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Published for Suffolk as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Down 4.7 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Higher than 63% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Higher than 70% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Suffolk.
Down 30.8% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Ipswich shares a boundary with Babergh, East Suffolk and Mid Suffolk. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- East Suffolk£792
- Ipswich£915
- Babergh£916
- Mid Suffolk£922
- Average house price, all homes
- Ipswich£219k
- East Suffolk£278k
- Mid Suffolk£320k
- Babergh£329k
- Council tax, band D
- Mid Suffolk£2,317
- East Suffolk£2,335
- Babergh£2,342
- Ipswich£2,468
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Babergh46.2
- Mid Suffolk46.2
- East Suffolk49.4
- Ipswich91.0
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Mid Suffolk2,131
- East Suffolk2,285
- Ipswich2,452
- Babergh2,650
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Mid Suffolk58%
- Ipswich59%
- East Suffolk60%
- Babergh67%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Mid Suffolk6.4 µg/m³
- Babergh6.8 µg/m³
- East Suffolk7.3 µg/m³
- Ipswich9.9 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- Babergh9.7%
- Mid Suffolk20.2%
- East Suffolk22.5%
- Ipswich23.4%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Down 1.1% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 4.3% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 17.5% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 4.7 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 6.2% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 2 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 30.8% since 2019
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