Wherstead Road, Ipswich, IP2 8LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IP2 8LB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	55.5%	4.5%	51.0%	4.5%
Male	49%	44.5%	-4.5%	49.0%	-4.5%

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 IP2 8LB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.1% 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	44.4%	52.1%	7.7%	37.9%	14.2%
Married: Opposite sex	38.2%	31.8%	-6.4%	44.2%	-12.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.6%	4.2%	0.6%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	10.4%	8.3%	-2.1%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	3.6%	3%	-0.6%	6.1%	-3.1%

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 (87.4%) 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	47.7%	54.7%	7.0%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	38.5%	32.7%	-5.8%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	11.4%	9.3%	-2.1%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	2%	2.7%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	17.8%	15.2%	-2.6%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.9%	13.7%	-5.2%	9.6%	4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18%	13.4%	-4.6%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	6.3%	4.2%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16%	20.3%	4.3%	16.9%	3.4%
Degree or Similar	17.5%	29.3%	11.8%	33.8%	-4.5%
Other	9.8%	1.8%	-8.0%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	0.7%	4.1%	3.4%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	0.9%	2.6%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.8%	1.3%
White	87.8%	75.9%	-11.9%	81.4%	-5.5%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82% 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	85.3%	82%	-3.3%	83.2%	-1.2%
European Union	9.1%	9.9%	0.8%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	5.6%	-3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.1%	82%	-3.1%	83.2%	-1.2%
10+ Years	3.1%	10.1%	7.0%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	2%	6%	4.0%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	5.8%	0.8%	-5.0%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	4%	1%	-3.0%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.1%	76.7%	-14.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	23.6%	13.5%	10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.6%	37.2%	17.4%
Christian	35.1%	46.2%	-11.1%
Muslim	2.1%	6.5%	-4.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Wherstead Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wherstead Road was 56.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.3% lower than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wherstead Road has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bridge and the 199th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 185.7%.

🔎 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. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in IP2 8LB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Wherstead Road are based on 602 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 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, IP2 8LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP2 8LB

Average Price
£191,232

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£191,232

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wherstead Road

Average Price
£203,144

Semi-Detached
£219,454

Terraced
£194,065

Detached
£318,861

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,532

Other
£253,178

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wherstead Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
199 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£175,000	2025-09-09	£175,000
197 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-01-21	£208,864
197 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2021-02-03	£211,522
195 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2020-07-30	£179,741
197 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2016-07-01	£226,279

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP2 8LB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	156
Part-Time Employee	51
Self-Employed	23
Retired	21
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Transport and storage	33
Human health and social work activities	30
Manufacturing	24
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Education	17
Financial and insurance activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	12
Other	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Information and communication	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highfield Nursery School Chesterfield Drive , IP1 6DW	4out of 4	4,147 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillside Primary School Belstead Avenue , IP2 8NU	2out of 4	323 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Halifax Primary School Prince of Wales Drive , IP2 8PY	3out of 4	705 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cliff Lane Primary School Cliff Lane , IP3 0PJ	2out of 4	1,394 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HN	4out of 4	1,500 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Willows Primary School Downing Close , IP2 9ER	3out of 4	1,627 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL	2out of 4	223 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chantry Academy Mallard Way , IP2 9LR	3out of 4	1,677 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ipswich Academy Braziers Wood Road , IP3 0SP	3out of 4	3,078 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Copleston High School Copleston Road , IP4 5HD	3out of 4	3,423 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northgate High School Sidegate Lane West , IP4 3DL	3out of 4	4,042 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Suffolk New College Rope Walk , IP4 1LT	- not rated	1,645 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
One Sixth Form College Scrivener Drive , Pinewood IP8 3SU	- not rated	3,448 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's College Belstead Road , Birkfield IP2 9DR	- not rated	1,335 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Suffolk Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ	- not rated	1,359 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stone Lodge Academy Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HW	3out of 4	1,439 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ	- not rated	1,729 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
First Base Ipswich Academy Raeburn Road , IP3 0EW	4out of 4	2,095 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
Royal Jorna	29 Wherstead Road, Ipswich	577 yd
Coffee Cat	Unit 5, 1 Bath Street	611 yd
Cress Pavilion	Cress Pavilion, Maidenhall Bowls And Tennis Club	663 yd
A Listers at Aurora	Former Tented Building, Helena Road	880 yd
Avocet Court Nursing Home	Monmouth Close, Ipswich	1,074 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Smock Public House	69 Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich	496 yd
Steamboat Tavern Public House	78-80 New Cut West, Ipswich	801 yd
Pauls Sports Club	33 Salmet Close, Ipswich	1,029 yd
Stone Lodge Bowls Club	33 Salmet Close, Ipswich	1,029 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aroma	251 Wherstead Road, Ipswich	200 yd
Marios Fish & Grill	13 Maidenhall Green, Ipswich	534 yd
Golden Egg Oriental	31 Wherstead Road, Ipswich	577 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
East of England Co-op Foodstore	East of England Co-op, 89 Austin Street		713 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy MAIDENHALL APPROACH	grass pitches, squash courts	338 yd
Hillside Community Primary School BELSTEAD AVENUE	grass pitches	441 yd
Bourne Vale Sports Club HALIFAX ROAD	grass pitches	753 yd
Halifax Primary School PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE	grass pitches, swimming pool	825 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

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

Overview of IP2 8LB