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Affluence in IP2 0AX

How IP2 0AX 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)
Deprivation

How well off IP2 0AX is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the IP2 0AX 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.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • 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
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£44,320
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
25%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

64.4% of adults in the IP2 0AX area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 12.1% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

IP2 0AXEngland
Employee, full-time43%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.9%
Self-employed8.2%9.5%
Unemployed3.7%2.9%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired12.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.3%4.1%
Other4.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

30.5% of adults in the IP2 0AX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

IP2 0AXEngland
Higher managerial & professional12%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18.5%19.9%
Intermediate12.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%5.3%
Semi-routine11.8%11.3%
Routine15.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.9%8.5%
Full-time students5.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

31.9% of adults in the IP2 0AX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 21.2% have no qualifications.

IP2 0AXEngland
Degree level or above31.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.3%
Other qualifications2.1%2.8%
No qualifications21.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP2 0AX (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.

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