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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichSprites
WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
6,779
Households
2,943
Crimes · May '26
26 · 3.8 per 1k
2,943
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
26 · 3.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£233,625
Median property price
148
Postcodes
2,943
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
26 · 3.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£233,625
Median property price
148
Postcodes

Overview of Sprites

Coordinates52.0434, 1.1176
Postcodes
148
Population (Census)
6,779
Households (Census)
2,943
Recorded crime · May '26
26 · 3.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sprites

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Sprites

Property sales · Sprites
HM Land Registry · Sprites
Average price
£234,871
YoY: -2.4%
Median price: £234,000
View district IP2
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Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £325,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£345k£260k£175k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26

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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 Sprites

Crime trends · Sprites
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25166
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +183%
ASB
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%

2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

26
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Sprites

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,777
White Brit.85.8%
Other White3.9%
White & Black Caribbean2.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
African1.2%
+ other · 5.6%

Religion

Total residents: 6,774
No religion46.5%
Christian43.7%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,779
50–6419.2%
35–4918.7%
25–3411.7%
65–7411.0%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%

Households

Total households: 2,943
Other16.9%
Any member 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
All members 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 8 other households · 34.0%

Schools in Sprites

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

Sprites Primary Academy

Suffolk · IP2 0SA

Good 0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Gusford Community Primary School

Suffolk · IP2 9LQ

Requires improvement 0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Postcode Districts in Sprites

IP2
148 postcodes