Finchley Road, Ipswich, IP4 2HX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IP4 2HX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents 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	45.9%	49.8%	3.9%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	54.1%	50.2%	-3.9%	49.0%	1.2%

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 IP4 2HX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.3% 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	47.1%	51.3%	4.2%	37.9%	13.4%
Married: Opposite sex	33.5%	27.4%	-6.1%	44.2%	-16.8%
Separated	3.3%	6.8%	3.5%	2.2%	4.6%
Divorced	12.4%	12.8%	0.4%	9.1%	3.7%
Widowed	3.7%	1.7%	-2.0%	6.1%	-4.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.2%	48.3%	6.1%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	43.6%	33.2%	-10.4%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	11.1%	15.4%	4.3%	12.7%	2.7%
Bad health	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	14.9%	18.8%	3.9%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.6%	6.8%	-6.8%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	10.3%	-6.2%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.7%	3.0%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.6%	20.1%	6.5%	16.9%	3.2%
Degree or Similar	32.2%	37.6%	5.4%	33.8%	3.8%
Other	7.4%	1.7%	-5.7%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	6.4%	2.4%	-4.0%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	0%	1%	1.0%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1%	2.1%	1.1%	0.8%	1.3%
White	85.1%	81.1%	-4.0%	81.4%	-0.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Other	1.4%	3.5%	2.1%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77%	71.5%	-5.5%	83.2%	-11.7%
European Union	12.8%	17.4%	4.6%	6.1%	11.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1%	2.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	5.9%	-2.5%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.7%	71.8%	-4.9%	83.2%	-11.4%
10+ Years	7.8%	10.1%	2.3%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	4.1%	7%	2.9%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	5.4%	7.7%	2.3%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	3.5%	-2.6%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.9%	76.7%	-16.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	8.4%	0.9%	7.5%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	15.7%	13.5%	2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.8%	37.2%	4.6%
Christian	43.2%	46.2%	-3.0%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	2.8%	6.5%	-3.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Finchley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Finchley Road was 79.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.8% higher than the St Margaret's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Finchley Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Margaret's and the 176th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IP4 2HX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Finchley Road are based on 157 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 Finchley Road, Ipswich, IP4 2HX

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP4 2HX

Average Price
£166,475

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£166,475

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Finchley Road

Average Price
£189,374

Semi-Detached
£199,835

Terraced
£188,511

Detached
£480,648

Flats/Maisonettes
£94,765

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Finchley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2023-06-16	£147,243
7 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£177,500	2023-06-02	£176,593
5 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£166,000	2022-03-17	£171,828
8 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2021-10-29	£152,542
8 Finchley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£123,000	2020-03-04	£151,684

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP4 2HX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	102
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	27
Self-Employed	18
Other	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	20
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Information and communication	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	5
Construction	5
Real estate 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	2,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Bolton Lane , IP4 2BT	3out of 4	214 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Primary School Woodbridge Road , IP4 2LT	3out of 4	372 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Woodbridge Road , IP4 4EU	4out of 4	987 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery Clifford Road , IP4 1PJ	3out of 4	1,127 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Portman Road , IP1 2AX	3out of 4	1,184 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northgate High School Sidegate Lane West , IP4 3DL	3out of 4	1,987 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL	2out of 4	2,287 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Copleston High School Copleston Road , IP4 5HD	3out of 4	2,449 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic High School Digby Road , IP4 3NJ	2out of 4	2,818 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chantry Academy Mallard Way , IP2 9LR	3out of 4	3,075 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	656 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
One Sixth Form College Scrivener Drive , Pinewood IP8 3SU	- not rated	4,694 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ	- not rated	441 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Suffolk Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ	- not rated	926 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ipswich School Henley Road , IP1 3SG	- not rated	986 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westbridge Academy London Road , IP1 2HE	3out of 4	1,535 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Academy 291 Spring Road , IP4 5ND	3out of 4	1,833 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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	Distance
Sonar Bangla	37 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich	353 yd
Hanks Dirty	Hanks Pub And Food, 66-68 St Helens Street	376 yd
Hope Church Ipswich	The Hope Centre, 10 St Margarets Street	386 yd
Encore Coffee House	10 St Margarets Street, Ipswich	386 yd
Mister Wing	7 St Helens Street, Ipswich	395 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The County	29 St Helens Street, Ipswich	368 yd
Duke Of York	Duke Of York Public House, 212-214 Woodbridge Road	373 yd
The Dove Street Inn	76 St Helens Street, Ipswich	377 yd
The Water Lily Public House	100 St Helens Street, Ipswich	382 yd
The Woolpack Inn Public House	1 Tuddenham Road, Ipswich	451 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
City Friend	30 Suffolk Road, Ipswich	214 yd
Britannia Fish Bar	39 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich	353 yd
King Of Churros	40 St Helens Street, Ipswich	379 yd
Antalya Grill	84 St Helens Street, Ipswich	382 yd
Chicago Express Pizza	28 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich	465 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	Iceland Unit 38, Sailmakers, 11 Tavern Street	743 yd
Morrisons Daily	Morrison Daily Unit 23, Sailmakers, 11 Tavern Street	743 yd
J Sainsbury Plc	Sainsbury's, 38-40 Upper Brook Street	757 yd
East of England Co-op Foodstore	East of England Co-op, 335-337 Woodbridge Road	805 yd
Marks & Spencer	16-26 Westgate Street, Ipswich	966 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oaks Gym 45-47 45-47 UPPER ORWELL STREET	health and fitness suite	527 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Ipswich) GRIMWADE STREET	artificial grass pitch	567 yd
Suffolk New College Sports Centre ROPE WALK		575 yd
Adrenaline Gym (Closed) Rope Walk	health and fitness suite	575 yd
Fore Street Pool FORE STREET	swimming pool	752 yd
Crown Pools Crown Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	786 yd
Pure Gym (Ipswich Buttermarket) ST. STEPHENS LANE	health and fitness suite	820 yd
Christchurch Park HENLEY ROAD	tennis courts	967 yd
Anytime Fitness (Ipswich) KEY STREET	health and fitness suite	1,004 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	64 Mbit/s
Average download speed	67.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IP4 2HX