IP POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Ipswich mobile coverage O2 leads at 100/100 IP postcode area
O2 has the best measured coverage in Ipswich: 100/100, 7 points ahead of Three on Ofcom's overall score, with Vodafone within 1 point.
Ipswich as a whole
#1
O2
#2
Vodafone
#3
EE
#4
Three
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 762 addresses in 52 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Ipswich
Where the networks split most
- IP5 Kesgrave, Martlesham, Playford: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 0%.
- IP9 Pinewood, Bentley, Freston: indoors O2 94%, EE and Three 0%.
- IP7 Hadleigh, Ringshall, Semer: indoors EE 100%, Three 75%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor | 5G-grade outdoor |
|---|---|---|
| EE | 0% in IP9 Pinewood; 100% in 6 districts | within 8 points |
| Three | 0% in IP5 Kesgrave, IP9 Pinewood; 100% in 3 districts | 21% in IP9 Pinewood; 100% in 7 districts |
| Vodafone | 57% in IP9 Pinewood; 100% in 5 districts | within 8 points |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 2 districts nearest the middle (IP1 Whitton, IP2 Pinewood) against the 2 furthest out (IP5 Kesgrave, IP7 Hadleigh):
- Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 29% at the edges.
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 71% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | 5G-grade outdoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP1 | Whitton, Sproughton, Akenham | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 124 |
| IP2 | Pinewood, Sproughton, Wherstead | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 104 |
| IP3 | Purdis Farm, Rushmere St. Andrew, Bixley | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 93 |
| IP4 | Kesgrave, Foxhall, Rushmere St. Andrew | Three 91%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 95 |
| IP5 | Kesgrave, Martlesham, Playford | Three 0%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 100% on all four | 119 |
| IP6 | Barham, Claydon, Battisford | Vodafone 45%; O2 and Three 95% | 100% on all four | 20 small sample |
| IP7 | Hadleigh, Ringshall, Semer | Three 75%; EE 100% | 100% on all four | 76 |
| IP8 | Copdock, Bramford, Pinewood | Vodafone 92%; EE 100% | 100% on all four | 59 |
| IP9 | Pinewood, Bentley, Freston | EE and Three 0%; O2 94% | Three 21%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 72 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
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