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Ipswich
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any IP postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Ipswich
- 0planning applications this week
- 165.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 169.9p
- 17hygiene scores this month
- 4,108local businesses listed
- 3new food places this week
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
New shop: Sweet Nothings
Registered as a food business and waiting for its first hygiene inspection.
84 Mallard Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9NA -
New restaurant or café: Sonar Bangla
Registered as a food business and waiting for its first hygiene inspection.
37 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2EA -
Road closed: White House Road (Cellnex Ot Uk)
15 Oct to 16 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the verge. The road will be closed.
White House Road, Ipswich -
Road closed: Khartoum Road (Anglian Water)
13 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Khartoum Road, Ipswich -
Approved: Demolition at 405 - 425 Wherstead Road Ipswich Suffolk
Erection of two storey building comprised of offices and workshop, and demolition of existing office and store buildings; and associated works including provision of parking spaces, cycle store, and skip storage.
405 - 425 Wherstead Road Ipswich Suffolk IP2 8LG
Ipswich in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
3,720crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£245kmiddle price, 416 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
38applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
21hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
64roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
165.9pcheapest unleadedat Asda Stoke Park Superstore and 1 more · most around 169.9p · dearest 178.9p · 15 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
73events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
7street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
50schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
177GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
389charities based in IpswichEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory4,108 shops, trades and services across Ipswich, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any IP postcode in Ipswich, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
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