Britannia Road, Ipswich, IP4 5JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IP4 5JU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	58.3%	51.7%	-6.6%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	41.7%	48.3%	6.6%	49.0%	-0.7%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.5%	41%	5.5%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	28%	21.8%	-6.2%	44.2%	-22.4%
Separated	4.3%	3.2%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	17.7%	25%	7.3%	9.1%	15.9%
Widowed	14.5%	9%	-5.5%	6.1%	2.9%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (60.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	27.1%	28.6%	1.5%	48.4%	-19.8%
Good health	34.2%	32%	-2.2%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	30.7%	26.9%	-3.8%	12.7%	14.2%
Bad health	7%	10.3%	3.3%	4.0%	6.3%
Very bad health	1%	2.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.1%

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	39.2%	27.7%	-11.5%	18.2%	9.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	10.3%	-6.9%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	13.5%	2.7%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	9%	5.8%	5.3%	3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	13.5%	3.8%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	16.7%	24.5%	7.8%	33.8%	-9.3%
Other	3.2%	1.3%	-1.9%	2.8%	-1.5%

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)
Bangladeshi	0%	2.3%	2.3%	1.1%	1.2%
Indian	3%	4%	1.0%	3.1%	0.9%
Other Asian	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	0%	2.3%	2.3%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
White	88.4%	81.1%	-7.3%	81.4%	-0.3%
Roma	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Other	2%	0%	-2.0%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.7% 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	89.9%	78.7%	-11.2%	83.2%	-4.5%
European Union	1.5%	10.3%	8.8%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	4%	4.6%	0.6%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	2.9%	1.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.9%	77.8%	-12.1%	83.2%	-5.4%
10+ Years	0%	11.4%	11.4%	9.8%	1.6%
5-10 Years	0.5%	4%	3.5%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	5%	0.6%	-4.4%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	4.5%	6.3%	1.8%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.6%	76.7%	-14.1%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	26.3%	13.5%	12.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.7%	37.2%	-2.5%
Christian	53.2%	46.2%	7.0%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	4.6%	6.5%	-1.9%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Britannia Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Britannia Road was 101.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.1% higher than the St John's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Britannia Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St John's and the 132nd highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Ipswich .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 59.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IP4 5JU, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Britannia Road are based on 322 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 Britannia Road, Ipswich, IP4 5JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for IP4 5JU

Average Price
£117,174

Semi-Detached
£231,728

Terraced
£103,507

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£105,964

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Britannia Road

Average Price
£243,329

Semi-Detached
£265,095

Terraced
£232,564

Detached
£336,002

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,468

Other
£1,316,904

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Britannia Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Stephen Court, 132 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£65,000	2025-03-26	£64,378
4 Stephen Court, 132 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£106,000	2023-09-29	£105,458
122 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,500	2021-12-07	£112,742
120 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£98,000	2021-03-15	£98,211
126 Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£95,000	2019-05-22	£102,486

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IP4 5JU

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in IP4 5JU area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	57
Full-Time Employee	39
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Part-Time Employee	12
Self-Employed	11
Other	9
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Student (economically inactive)	1
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Transport and storage	6
Education	6
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Other	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Construction	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Information and communication	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	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	4,772 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Britannia Primary School and Nursery Britannia Road , IP4 5HE	3out of 4	409 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Victory Road , IP4 4LE	3out of 4	823 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rose Hill Primary Derby Road , IP3 8DL	2out of 4	974 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery Clifford Road , IP4 1PJ	3out of 4	977 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Woodbridge Road , IP4 4EU	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Copleston High School Copleston Road , IP4 5HD	3out of 4	504 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic High School Digby Road , IP4 3NJ	2out of 4	1,156 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northgate High School Sidegate Lane West , IP4 3DL	3out of 4	1,922 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ipswich Academy Braziers Wood Road , IP3 0SP	3out of 4	3,237 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL	2out of 4	3,386 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,790 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkside Academy 291 Spring Road , IP4 5ND	3out of 4	339 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Academy St Christopher's Hall , Renfrew Road IP4 3HG	3out of 4	1,854 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ	- not rated	1,925 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Suffolk Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ	- not rated	1,944 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Bobby Robson School Lindbergh Road , IP3 9FA	- not rated	2,469 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Copleston Centre	Copleston High School, Copleston Road	360 yd
Costa Coffee	Ipswich Hospital East Suffolk And North Essex, Heath Road	578 yd
Costa Coffee South Wards	Costa Coffee - (South Wards) Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road	578 yd
Rushmere Golf Club	Heath Road, Ipswich	605 yd
Ottoman	482 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich	736 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Harp Free House & Guest House	213-215 Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich	564 yd
The Old Times Public House	324 Spring Road, Ipswich	605 yd
California Social Club Ltd	California Social Club, 191-199 Foxhall Road	855 yd
Marlborough Bowling Club	Lansdowne Road, Ipswich	877 yd
Roundwood Bowling Club	Gordon Road, Ipswich	899 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Range Fish & Chips	385 Spring Road, Ipswich	410 yd
California Grill	265 Spring Road, Ipswich	526 yd
Foxhall Chippy Ltd	Foxhall Chippy, 1 Camden Road	582 yd
Friendship	170 Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich	605 yd
The Golden Fish	Unit 3, 482 Woodbridge Road	685 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	389 Foxhall Road, Ipswich	537 yd
East of England Co-op Foodstore	East of England Co-op, 111-113 Cauldwell Hall Road	629 yd
Unwrapped & Refill Ltd	Unwrapped & Refill, 715 Woodbridge Road	795 yd
East of England Co-op Foodstore	East of England Co-op, 51-53 Woodbridge Road East	901 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Copleston Centre COPLESTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	360 yd
Ipswich & District Indoor Bowling Club Rushmere Road	indoor bowls	811 yd
St John'S Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School VICTORY ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	947 yd
Foxhall Community Centre FOXHALL ROAD	grass pitches, squash courts	1,005 yd
St Clements Golf Club FOXHALL ROAD	golf	1,006 yd
St John'S Urc Tennis Club WESTBURY ROAD	tennis courts	1,018 yd
St Albans Catholic High School DIGBY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,081 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	85.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	82.5%

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	65.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	158.66 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	158.66 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.97 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IP4 5JU