Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, IP1 5FA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IP1 5FA is primarily male, with 53.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	46.3%	-2.1%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	51.6%	53.7%	2.1%	49.0%	4.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around IP1 5FA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.5%	48.4%	3.9%	37.9%	10.5%
Married: Opposite sex	38.3%	30.3%	-8.0%	44.2%	-13.9%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	4.4%	5.4%	1.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	10.8%	14%	3.2%	9.1%	4.9%
Widowed	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	6.1%	-5.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52%	50.7%	-1.3%	48.4%	2.3%
Good health	34.6%	37.4%	2.8%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	10.6%	9.9%	-0.7%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.8%	10.6%	-6.2%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.5%	14.7%	-2.8%	9.6%	5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19%	17%	-2.0%	13.4%	3.6%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	6.4%	2.9%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	24.8%	11.1%	16.9%	7.9%
Degree or Similar	23.7%	23.4%	-0.3%	33.8%	-10.4%
Other	5.8%	3.2%	-2.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	0.2%	1%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0%	1%	1.0%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	4.1%	3.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
White	92%	87.1%	-4.9%	81.4%	5.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.6%	1%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.2%	79.3%	-9.9%	83.2%	-3.9%
European Union	7.4%	11.9%	4.5%	6.1%	5.8%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	5.6%	-2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	1.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89%	79.6%	-9.4%	83.2%	-3.6%
10+ Years	2.6%	10.2%	7.6%	9.8%	0.4%
5-10 Years	3.2%	6.5%	3.3%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	3%	0%	-3.0%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	13.6%	13.5%	0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.5%	37.2%	14.3%
Christian	37.6%	46.2%	-8.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Lime Tree Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lime Tree Place was 141.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.6% higher than the Whitehouse average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Lime Tree Place has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitehouse and the 78th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Ipswich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 67.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,600

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in IP1 5FA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lime Tree Place are based on 6 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Ipswich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, IP1 5FA

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP1 5FA

Average Price
£134,999

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£134,999

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lime Tree Place

Average Price
£142,746

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,746

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lime Tree PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£144,000	2022-07-28	£127,171
8 Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£118,000	2018-09-21	£113,181
5 Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2016-10-12	£131,507
11 Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2014-08-12	£125,760
7 Lime Tree Place, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2014-04-17	£131,071

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP1 5FA

Employment

IP1 5FA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	25
Retired	7
Looking after home or family	6
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	4
Unemployed	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	69
Human health and social work activities	39
Transport and storage	33
Financial and insurance activities	28
Manufacturing	27
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	26
Education	24
Construction	23
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	16
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Information and communication	10
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highfield Nursery School Chesterfield Drive , IP1 6DW	4out of 4	1,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Springfield Infant School and Nursery 11 Wesley Way , IP1 4PP	- not rated	651 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Springfield Infant School and Nursery 11 Wesley Way , IP1 4PP	3out of 4	651 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Springfield Junior School Kitchener Road , IP1 4DT	- not rated	825 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Springfield Junior School Kitchener Road , IP1 4DT	- not rated	825 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitehouse Junior School Marlow Road , IP1 5JN	- not rated	1,064 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westbourne Academy Marlow Road , IP1 5JN	- not rated	974 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westbourne Sports College Marlow Road , IP1 5JN	- not rated	974 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thurleston High School Defoe Road , IP1 6SG	- not rated	2,585 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chantry Academy Mallard Way , IP2 9LR	3out of 4	2,617 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chantry High School Mallard Way , IP2 9LR	- not rated	2,617 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
One Sixth Form College Scrivener Drive , Pinewood IP8 3SU	- not rated	2,992 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Suffolk New College Rope Walk , IP4 1LT	- not rated	3,459 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Suffolk One Scrivener Drive , Pinewood IP8 3SU	- not rated	2,992 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Lodge School 23-25 waterloo Road , IP1 2NY	- not rated	1,253 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prospect School Taylor House , 160 Norwich Road IP1 2PT	- not rated	1,485 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westbridge Academy London Road , IP1 2HE	3out of 4	1,626 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westbridge Pupil Referral Unit London Road , IP1 2HE	- not rated	1,626 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Meadows Montessori School 32 Larchcroft Road , IP1 6AR	- not rated	1,957 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Silver Birch Care Home	3 Europa Way, Ipswich	385 yd
Mini Monsters Ipswich	Unit 5, Sterling Complex	781 yd
Anglia Indoor Kart Racing	Unit 12, East Area	781 yd
Starbucks	Sproughton Road Starbucks, Sproughton Road	971 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Norbridge Social Club	415 Norwich Road, Ipswich	1,010 yd
Suffolk Punch Public House	The Suffolk Punch Public House, 429 Norwich Road	1,029 yd
Rosary Conservative Club	172 Bramford Road, Ipswich	1,034 yd
Earl Kitchener Public House	Hadleigh Road, Ipswich	1,036 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hilton Fish Bar	378 Bramford Road, Ipswich	311 yd
D 'N' S Fish & Chips	675 Bramford Road, Ipswich	392 yd
East Cottage	483 Bramford Lane, Ipswich	674 yd
Tim Lee Take Away	155 Bramford Lane, Ipswich	849 yd
Silver Service Takeaway	35 Ulster Avenue, Ipswich	1,092 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited Morrisons, Boss Hall Road	307 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	1 Europa Way, Ipswich	646 yd
East of England Co-op Foodstore	East of England Co-op, 201-203 Bramford Lane	770 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Westbourne Academy Marlow Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	968 yd
Bramford Lane Recreation Ground RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND BRAMFORD LANE	grass pitches	988 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	35.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	57.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	53.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	63.2 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	63.2 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of IP1 5FA