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Affluence in IP2 0BG

How IP2 0BG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Gipping & Chantry Park
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,662 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IP2 0BG is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the IP2 0BG 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
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Living environment7.0
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

53.8% of adults in the IP2 0BG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 19.2% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

IP2 0BGEngland
Employee, full-time32.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.9%
Self-employed8%9.5%
Unemployed3.5%2.9%
Full-time student6.4%7.9%
Retired19.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.1%4.1%
Other4.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

19.6% of adults in the IP2 0BG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

IP2 0BGEngland
Higher managerial & professional4.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.1%19.9%
Intermediate10.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%5.3%
Semi-routine16.7%11.3%
Routine18.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.3%8.5%
Full-time students5.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

21.2% of adults in the IP2 0BG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 27.1% have no qualifications.

IP2 0BGEngland
Degree level or above21.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C13.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship7%5.3%
Other qualifications4%2.8%
No qualifications27.1%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 0BG (Gipping & Chantry Park) (about 1,662 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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