Castle Hill Area Guide | £285k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

3,063

Households

White Brit. · 88%

Ethnicity

No religion · 46%

Religion

Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%

Avg IMD

48

Crimes · Aug '26

£285,000

Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 81 sales

120

Postcodes

Sold prices in Castle Hill

England & Wales

Property sales · Castle Hill

HM Land Registry · Castle Hill

Average price

£303,852

Median price: £285,000

Median +2.0% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 81 sales

View district IP1

Recent sale price trend

Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 5 sales · avg £365,500

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£408k£331k£253k

Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Castle Hill

England & Wales

Crime trends · Castle Hill

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

8

YoY -50%

21122

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

2

YoY —

630

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

1

YoY —

1680

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

0

YoY —

740

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

0

YoY —

630

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

4

YoY —

1271

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Notable spike detected in secondary categories

Shoplifting

33

YoY +200%

40224

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply

48

incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Castle Hill

Ethnicity

Total residents: 7,433

White Brit.87.7%

Other White3.8%

Indian1.2%

White & Black Caribbean1.1%

Other Asian1.1%

+ 13 other groups · 5.1%

Religion

Total residents: 7,432

No religion45.5%

Christian45.4%

Not answered5.1%

Muslim1.9%

Hindu0.7%

+ 4 other religions · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 7,437

50–6421.1%

35–4917.9%

25–3412.0%

65–7411.8%

75–847.5%

+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%

Households

Total households: 3,063

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%

One person: aged 66+15.0%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%

Single family household, all members 66+13.0%

One person: other9.6%

+ 9 other households · 32.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Castle Hill

Area IMD profile

This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.

Least deprived 20–30%

Mean decile 8.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Overall this area reads as Least deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for Ipswich 002 (E02006246), financial year ending March 2023. This area sits inside that MSOA.

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Ipswich 002 (E02006246)

This figure is the published estimate for one MSOA. It is shown because every live postcode in this area is in that MSOA. Areas that span more than one MSOA are left blank.

Total annual household income: £57,883
Disposable (net) annual household income: £41,690
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £37,238
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £37,167

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood risk in Castle Hill

0% of postcodes (0 of 120) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

Zone 30 (0%)
Zone 20 (0%)
Zone 1120 (100%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Amenities in Ipswich

GPs make up most of the mapped places

23 GPs · 8 Museums · 6 Libraries · 41 in all

GPs23
Museums8
Libraries6
Hospitals2
Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Suffolk.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Ipswich is the district council. School applications go through Suffolk.

Last place offered

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Schools in Castle Hill

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Dale Hall Community Primary School

Suffolk · IP1 4LX

PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 9%

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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Castle Hill

Coordinates52.0747, 1.1390

Postcodes

120

Census 2021

7,432

Households (Census)

3,063

Recorded crime · Aug '26

48

Postcode Districts in Castle Hill

Postcodes in Castle Hill

IP1 4EJ IP1 4HD IP1 4HE IP1 4HG IP1 4HH IP1 4HJ IP1 4HL IP1 4HN IP1 4HP IP1 4HQ IP1 4HR IP1 4HS IP1 4HT IP1 4HU IP1 4HW IP1 4HX IP1 4HY IP1 4JD IP1 4JE IP1 4JF IP1 4JG IP1 4JJ IP1 4JP IP1 4JQ IP1 4JR IP1 4JX IP1 4JY IP1 4JZ IP1 4LA IP1 4LB IP1 4LD IP1 4LE IP1 4LH IP1 4LJ IP1 4LL IP1 4LN IP1 4LP IP1 4LR IP1 4LS IP1 4LT IP1 4LU IP1 4LW IP1 4LX IP1 4LY IP1 4NG IP1 4NH IP1 4NJ IP1 4NL IP1 4NN IP1 4NP IP1 4NQ IP1 4NR IP1 4NS IP1 4NT IP1 4NU IP1 4NW IP1 4NX IP1 4NZ IP1 5DT IP1 5DU IP1 5DX IP1 5DY IP1 5DZ IP1 5EA IP1 5EB IP1 5ED IP1 5EZ IP1 6AA IP1 6AB IP1 6AD IP1 6AE IP1 6AF IP1 6AL IP1 6AN IP1 6AP IP1 6AR IP1 6AT IP1 6AW IP1 6BA IP1 6BB IP1 6BD IP1 6BE IP1 6BG IP1 6BH IP1 6BJ IP1 6BL IP1 6BN IP1 6BP IP1 6BQ IP1 6BS IP1 6BT IP1 6BW IP1 6DA IP1 6DB IP1 6DD IP1 6DE IP1 6DF IP1 6DG IP1 6DH IP1 6DJ IP1 6DL IP1 6DN IP1 6DP IP1 6DQ IP1 6DR IP1 6DS IP1 6DT IP1 6DU IP1 6DW IP1 6EB IP1 6HD IP1 6JR IP1 6JS IP1 6JT IP1 6JU IP1 6NA IP1 6NB IP1 6ND IP1 6NF IP1 6NX

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