Lower Orwell Street is in Ipswich and in Ipswich district. IP4 1BU is located in the Alexandra electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Ipswich. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: IP4 1JU, IP4 1BG, IP4 1JS, IP4 1JW, IP4 1JL, IP4 1BS, IP4 1BB, IP4 1JX, IP4 1JB.

Lower Orwell Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lower Orwell Street are based on 7 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP4 1BU

Average Price
£452,408
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£165,595
Detached
£471,740
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£642,565

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Orwell Street

Average Price
£452,408
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Orwell Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Gym & Trim Health Club Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Other, an established residential building 		£635,0002019-04-17 £642,565
29 - 31 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Detached, an established residential building 		£1,090,0002018-03-14 £1,306,782
11A Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Terraced, an established residential building 		£115,0002015-04-20 £165,595
29 - 31 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Detached, an established residential building 		£249,0002007-09-19 £396,413
11A Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Detached, an established residential building 		£150,0002006-08-21 £259,886

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Highfield Nursery School
Chesterfield Drive, IP1 6DW 		3,136 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Bolton Lane, IP4 2BT 		619 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Helen's Primary School
Woodbridge Road, IP4 2LT 		683 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Portman Road, IP1 2AX 		903 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hillside Primary School
Belstead Avenue, IP2 8NU 		1,195 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Clifford Road, IP4 1PJ 		1,375 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach, IP2 8PL 		1,565 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chantry Academy
Mallard Way, IP2 9LR 		2,406 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West, IP4 3DL 		2,709 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copleston High School
Copleston Road, IP4 5HD 		2,757 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road, IP4 3NJ 		3,344 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSuffolk New College
Rope Walk, IP4 1LT 		563 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOne Sixth Form College
Scrivener Drive, Pinewood IP8 3SU 		4,093 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLearning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House, County Hall IP4 1LJ 		445 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Suffolk
Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ 		562 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedIpswich School
Henley Road, IP1 3SG 		1,231 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbridge Academy
London Road, IP1 2HE 		1,319 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiberty Lodge Independent School
23 - 25 Waterloo Road, IP1 2NY 		1,763 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Takayama26-28 Fore Street, Ipswich3 yd
Passage To India27-31 Fore Street, Ipswich76 yd
East Ocean Chinese Restaurant25 Fore Street, Ipswich76 yd
Dhaka6 Orwell Place, Ipswich99 yd
Bangkok Heightz4-4A Orwell Place, Ipswich99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Spread Eagle PubSpread Eagle Public House, 1-3 Fore Street117 yd
IsaacsIsaac Lord Merchant Quarter, 7 Wherry Quay226 yd
Bin93.ukFormer, 93 Fore Street228 yd
Lord Nelson Public House81 Fore Street, Ipswich233 yd
Distilled Republik Ipswich LtdDistilled Republik, 10 Tacket Street248 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Efes Kebab HouseEfes Kebab, 14-20 Fore Street21 yd
Turkish Kebab House60 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich164 yd
Yaga's Juice Bar45-47 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich214 yd
SAM KEBAB SHOP LTD12 Tacket Street, Ipswich220 yd
Nibbles Barr8 Tacket Street, Ipswich253 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
J Sainsbury PlcSainsbury's, 38-40 Upper Brook Street326 yd
Iceland Foods LtdIceland Unit 38, Sailmakers, 11 Tavern Street620 yd
Morrisons DailyMorrison Daily Unit 23, Sailmakers, 11 Tavern Street620 yd
East of England Co-op FoodstoreEast of England Co-op, 89 Austin Street704 yd
Marina Supermarket Ltd56 Duke Street, Ipswich738 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fore Street Pool
FORE STREET 		swimming pool174 yd
Oaks Gym
45-47 45-47 UPPER ORWELL STREET 		health and fitness suite209 yd
Anytime Fitness (Ipswich)
KEY STREET 		health and fitness suite277 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Ipswich)
GRIMWADE STREET 		artificial grass pitch327 yd
Adrenaline Gym (Closed)
Rope Walk 		health and fitness suite432 yd
Pure Gym (Ipswich Buttermarket)
ST. STEPHENS LANE 		health and fitness suite450 yd
Suffolk New College Sports Centre
ROPE WALK 		521 yd
Gym & Trim Ltd (Closed)
Grafton Way 		health and fitness suite605 yd
Profiles Gym Waterfront
UNIVERSITY AVENUE 		health and fitness suite656 yd
Crown Pools
Crown Street 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool773 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Lower Orwell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2417 crimes were reported near Lower Orwell Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of IP4 1BU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BU

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2417
Violence And Sexual Offences 876
Anti Social Behaviour 332
Shoplifting 306
Public Order 247
Criminal Damage And Arson 169
Other Theft 131
Drugs 84
Theft From The Person 58
Bicycle Theft 51
Burglary 42
Possession Of Weapons 37
Other Crime 32
Vehicle Crime 26
Robbery 26

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of IP4 1BU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Nightclub508 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Tacket Street188 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bus/Coach Station297 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Bus/Coach Station297 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bus/Coach Station297 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Bus/Coach Station297 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Bus/Coach Station297 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area298 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tacket Street188 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Tacket Street188 yd
More Crime Statistics for Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BU

Employment

IP4 1BU area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee108
Retired39
Part-Time Employee39
Self-Employed26
Other24
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Unemployed15
Student (economically inactive)10
Looking after home or family10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Financial and insurance activities15
Human health and social work activities14
Accommodation and food service activities12
Transport and storage11
Education10
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Administrative and support service activities7
Manufacturing5
Information and communication5
Other4
Construction2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female149
Male194

Partnership Status

Single184
Married: Opposite sex58
Separated8
Divorced34
Widowed15

Health

Very good health139
Good health118
Fair health62
Bad health20
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications66
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 37
Apprenticeship23
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 97
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese1
Indian14
Pakistani2
Other Asian27
Black African11
Black Caribbean1
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other6
White246
Roma3
Arab4
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom238
European Union53
Rest of Europe4
Africa12
Middle East and Asia34
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK238
10+ Years32
5-10 Years27
2-5 Years25
Less than 2 years21

Passport Held

United Kingdom180
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy3
Portugal16
Spain1
Lithuania2
Poland4
Romania8
Other EU countries16
Turkey3
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East1
Southern Asia18
North America and the Caribbean1
Oceania1
No passport held81

Religion

No religion158
Christian119
Buddhist1
Hindu15
Muslim32
Other religion4
Not answered14
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