Neighbourhood · Ipswich · East of England
Stoke Park
Ipswich 015 · 5 sub-areas · 7,077 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (70/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (52/100)Liveability 80/100 · Top quartile
Stoke Park is a green, lower-density part of Ipswich — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
80/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Stoke Park?
A snapshot of Stoke Park
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £985 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Stoke Park in Ipswich
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Stoke Park?
- The median monthly rent across Stoke Park is £985.
- How safe is Stoke Park?
- Stoke Park has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Stoke Park?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Stoke Park?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Stoke Park, of which 46% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4114 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Stoke Park?
- The most common council tax band in Stoke Park is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,918. Council tax is set by Ipswich council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Stoke Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Stoke Park to central London is approximately 80 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Stoke Park?
- 100% of premises in Stoke Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Stoke Park?
- Stoke Park sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Stoke Park?
- 47% of households in Stoke Park are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Stoke Park?
- The average property price across Ipswich (the local authority covering Stoke Park) is approximately £216,515, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Stoke Park a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.52 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,928.)
- Which local areas are part of Stoke Park?
- Stoke Park contains 5 local areas: Ipswich 015B, Ipswich 015D, Ipswich 015C, Ipswich 015A, Ipswich 015E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Stoke Park
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Stoke Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Stoke Park is £985. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Stoke Park a safe place to live?
- Stoke Park has a safety score of 55/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Stoke Park?
- 46% of schools within 2 km of Stoke Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Stoke Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Stoke Park to central London is approximately 80 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Stoke Park different from the rest of Ipswich?
- Stoke Park contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Stoke Park rank in Ipswich?
- Stoke Park scores 80/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Ipswich, see the Cities table on the Ipswich page.
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