IP3 8GE

a postcode in Suffolk

Introduced in March 2005

IP3 8GE	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with IP3 8GE

Pine Drive - 21 properties, USRN 38606260

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0359 / 52°2'9"N

Longitude: 1.215 / 1°12'54"E

UTM Reference: 31U 377565 5766538

OS Easting: 620611

OS Northing: 242380

OS Grid: TM206423

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR VPH.80Q

Mapcode Global: VHLC1.03P2

Open Location Code: 9F4326P8+92

Maidenhead Locator System: JO02oa58

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27258 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for IP3 8GE on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:30
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:46
Sunrise	04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:54
Sunset	21:14
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:19

Hours of daylight today	04:05 to 21:44
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:44 to 04:04
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:54
Moon sets	16:10

For a full sun and moon calendar for IP3 8GE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in IP3 8GE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 February 2023	8 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£155,000
5 January 2023	7 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£260,000
16 June 2021	1 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
24 July 2019	24 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£120,000
16 March 2017	24 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£105,000
31 March 2016	10 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£102,000
4 February 2016	22 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£103,000
20 May 2015	6 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£116,500
17 April 2014	10 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£92,000
17 September 2013	22 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£99,000
19 July 2012	10 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£88,000
17 February 2012	6 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£102,000
28 June 2010	10 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£99,995
25 June 2010	9 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£186,000
22 May 2008	5 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£149,995
25 April 2008	6 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£123,000
20 March 2008	12 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£113,000
28 February 2008	10 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£103,000
9 November 2007	1 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
1 May 2007	22 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£103,000
30 June 2005	10 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£95,000
30 June 2005	7 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£172,500
10 June 2005	11 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,500
10 June 2005	24 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£109,950
6 June 2005	15 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£129,950
27 May 2005	2 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
27 May 2005	6 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£127,500
27 May 2005	22 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£109,950
27 May 2005	14 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
27 May 2005	8 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£113,500
27 May 2005	20 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£127,500
27 May 2005	12 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£99,500
27 May 2005	4 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
26 May 2005	16 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£125,000
28 January 2005	1 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£171,950
28 January 2005	9 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£174,950
27 January 2005	5 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£129,950
25 January 2005	3 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£167,950
27 May 2004	18 Pine Drive, Purdis Farm, Ipswich IP3 8GE	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£127,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for IP3 8GE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Suffolk Coastal

MP

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Labour

Suffolk County Council

County council electoral division

Martlesham

Councillor

Patti Mulcahy Conservative

East Suffolk Council

District council ward

Martlesham & Purdis Farm

Councillors

Mark Packard Liberal Democrats

Ed Thompson Liberal Democrats

IP3 8GE also falls within the Civil Parish of Purdis Farm, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for IP3 8GE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00153982		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01030196	East Suffolk 026A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02006297	East Suffolk 026	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04009446	Purdis Farm	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05015549	Martlesham & Purdis Farm	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E07000244	East Suffolk	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E10000029	Suffolk	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001530	Suffolk Coastal	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000025	Suffolk	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000222	Ipswich	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33028663		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000052	New Anglia	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000086	NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2015	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000023	Suffolk and North East Essex	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E58001430	Martlesham ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	5 May 2005	DLUHC
E63010852	Ipswich	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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