WATERFORD ROAD, IP1 5NJ House Prices & Local Information

IP1 5NJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Waterford Road, 0.5km from Whitton in Ipswich. Administratively it sits within Whitehouse ward and the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, IP1 5NJ is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. During the day, manufacturing, transport, and it with higher status mix. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 45) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 76% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 20% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £221k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for IP1 5NJ are sourced from Output Area E00153050 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.