Affluence in IP1 9SB
How IP1 9SB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Gipping & Chantry Park
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,525 (2024)
IP1 9SBIpswich
How well off IP1 9SB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the IP1 9SB area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills2.0
- Crime3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Living environment5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.4% of adults in the IP1 9SB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 12.1% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.5% of adults in the IP1 9SB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.9% of adults in the IP1 9SB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 21.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP1 9SB (Gipping & Chantry Park) (about 2,525 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.