Postcode IP3 8RB (East Suffolk)

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The postcode IP3 8RB is located in East Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk. It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. IP3 8RB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

IP3 8RB is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of IP3 8RB as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.

The closest road name to IP3 8RB is Woodrush Road which is centered 43 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sainsbury's Car Park and is 144 m away. The closest railway station is Entrance1, 2.22 km away.

The closest primary school to IP3 8RB (for ages 11 and under) is Ravenswood Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 27, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ipswich Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on March 6, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of IP3 8RB is Miller & Carter Steakhouse and is 1.69 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 27, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 38.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 12.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for IP3 8RB is covered by the Suffolk police force association and Suffolk is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to IP3 8RB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to IP3 8RB, and the approximate distance away.

Woodrush Road 43 m
Laburnum Close 54 m
Rowan Close 119 m
Limetree Drive 154 m
Dogwood Close 173 m
Pearse Way 246 m
Warren Heath Avenue 297 m
Foxglove Crescent 356 m
Murrills Road 470 m
Ransomes Way 547 m
Crane Boulevard 561 m
A1189 904 m
Felixstowe Road 929 m
Nacton Road 1.05 km
Bucklesham Road 1.57 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode IP3 8RB

Introduction December 1994
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from IP3 8RB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
New Skill Centre Requires improvement
(November 14, 2019)
708 m
Sir Bobby Robson School 1.02 km
Ravenswood Community Primary School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.23 km
Ipswich Academy Good
(March 6, 2019)
1.44 km
Broke Hall Community Primary School 1.52 km
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Good
(October 10, 2019)
1.63 km
Copleston High School Good
(January 30, 2018)
2.09 km
Rose Hill Primary 2.12 km
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy 2.12 km
Britannia Primary School and Nursery 2.19 km
Morland Church of England Primary School 2.2 km
Cliff Lane Primary School Requires improvement
(January 30, 2020)
2.69 km
St Alban's Catholic High School Good
(January 22, 2020)
2.86 km
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery Good
(January 30, 2019)
2.93 km
Nacton Church of England Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
3.02 km
Cedarwood Primary School Good
(March 7, 2017)
3.17 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Good
(April 25, 2018)
3.24 km
Orwell Park School 3.27 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 3.39 km
Suffolk New College Requires improvement
(November 15, 2019)
3.42 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from IP3 8RB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Miller & Carter Steakhouse Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 27, 2021
1.69 km
Poppies Farm Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 2, 2019
1.76 km
Shell Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 22, 2018
2.09 km
Daysies Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
2.09 km
Priory Park Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 25, 2022
2.27 km
Studio Flex Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2021
2.43 km
Orwell Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 21, 2015
2.91 km
The Lunch Van Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
3.02 km
Vertas At Nacton Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
3.02 km
Orwell Park School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
3.43 km
Foskers Fresh Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 24, 2018
3.53 km
P.L.O.T School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
3.61 km
The Shannon Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
4.29 km
Busta Snax Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
4.33 km
St Marys Church LC / Bucklesham & Foxhall Village Hall Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
4.33 km
Jason Elmer Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2022
4.62 km
Levington Ship Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 4, 2022
4.92 km
Twisted Oaks Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 8, 2021
5.09 km
Waterfall Elior At Bucklesham Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
5.09 km
Holeshot Cafe Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
5.56 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to IP3 8RB - Data from Apr 2022

Sainsbury's Car Park Bus Stop/Station 144 m
Pearse Way Bus Stop/Station 254 m
Pearse Way Bus Stop/Station 261 m
Brook Car Sales Bus Stop/Station 271 m
Brook Car Sales Bus Stop/Station 312 m
Opium Taxi Rank 3.93 km
Majors Corner Taxi Rank 3.94 km
Sainsbury's Taxi Rank 4.06 km
Entrance1 Rail 2.22 km
Entrance3 Rail 2.22 km
Entrance2 Rail 2.25 km
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Ferry 10.11 km
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Ferry 10.12 km
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing Ferry 10.12 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to IP3 8RB - Data from Dec 2021

Decoypond Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Round Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Robert's Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Broom Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.76 km
Square Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Fox's Carr Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Hightree Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Whin Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Watercress Carr Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Brookhill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Deals Carr Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Brazier's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Nactonheath Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Alder Carr Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for IP3 8RB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.8 Mbps 38.4 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.4 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26.6 9.3
30-300 Mbps 87.5% 49.3 11.8
300+ Mbps 12.5% - -

Gas Consumption

40 meters consuming 611,543 kWh - mean 15,289 kWh : median 15,196 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 149,385 kWh - mean 3,735 kWh : median 3,360 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for IP3 8RB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Suffolk
Latitude 52.03756000
Longitude 1.20705200
OS Easting 620057
OS Northing 0242539
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27258
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Suffolk

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
County Electorial Division Martlesham ED
Electoral Ward Martlesham & Purdis Farm
Local Authority District East Suffolk
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: New Anglia
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Suffolk

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000244
Travel To Work Area Ipswich

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Suffolk
Cancer Alliance East of England - North
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Suffolk and North East Essex
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Ipswich BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ipswich BUASD
Workplace Zone E33028662
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Suffolk Coastal 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Suffolk Coastal 011A
Output Area / Small Area 6A2