IP8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bramford, Washbrook and Belstead, in Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IP8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 48% of people in IP8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IP8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IP8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IP8 at a rate of 45.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 59.5 per 1,000 people across the IP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IP8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (248), other crime (101) and anti-social behaviour (75).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IP8 was 48.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in IP8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IP8 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IP8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh 005A | 1,375 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 45.7% |
| Babergh 005B | 1,207 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 74.8% |
| Babergh 005C | 1,684 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.3% |
| Babergh 005D | 1,607 | 16.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Babergh 005E | 1,560 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Mid Suffolk 011A | 2,314 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 45.4% |
| Mid Suffolk 012A | 1,726 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 48.4% |
| Mid Suffolk 012B | 1,310 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 50.8% |
MPs for IP8
- James CartlidgeConservativeMP for South Suffolk55% of IP8’s postcodes
- Patrick SpencerConservativeMP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich45% of IP8’s postcodes
- Jack AbbottLabour (Co-op)MP for Ipswich0.2% of IP8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in IP81
Postcode sectors in IP82
Councils IP8 covers2
Towns in IP81
Postcode districts next to IP87
Nearest rail stations1
More in the IP postcode area2
IP8 in brief
IP8 is a postcode district covering Bramford, Washbrook and Belstead, in Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
About 12,198 people lived in IP8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £323,000 in 2025 across 235 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IP8 was £323,000 in 2025.
IP8 had 11,252 usual residents at the census.
About 48% of people in IP8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IP8, 65.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.