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Thinking of living at IP5 2YR? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarwood Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Gorseland Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Birchwood Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Heath Primary School, Kesgrave | Primary | 1.2 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Martlesham Primary Academy | Primary | 1.9 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Kesgrave High School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Copleston High School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northgate High School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ipswich Academy | Secondary | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Skill Centre | Independent | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 10.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodbridge School | Independent | 5.6 km | 44.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kesgrave High School | 810 m | 8 |
| Bowls | Martlesham Bowls Club | 3.2 km | 7 |
| Golf | Ipswich Golf Club | 3.1 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Martlesham Leisure Health & Fitness Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | Martlesham Leisure Health & Fitness Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Speedway | Foxhall Stadium | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Motor | Foxhall Stadium | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Ipswich YM Rugby Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Football | Woodbridge Town Football Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Clip n' Climb | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Ipswich School Sports Centre | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Rushmere Motocross | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Outside Gym | 4.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Derby Road (Ipswich), a drive away (4.9 km), with 95k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Felixstowe.
The nearest bus stop is Battles Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 66, 66A); 17 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Cedarwood Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 57% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Birchwood Primary School (0.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Kesgrave High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 49.7 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.0 km away, with Avanishan Food And Wine closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Embrace Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Beauty at the Grange is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Ipswich Hospital, 5.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Holy Family & St Michael's Catholic Church -Church House is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Farmhouse Public House the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 38 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 223 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Grange Meadow, 150 m away; for exercise, Grangeside Fitness (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield, 4.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
14 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near IP5 2YR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, London Southend is 67 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 73 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.