Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Sprites at a glance
- House prices
- £235,000
- Middle31st percentile
- Schools
- 17th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 79th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 75.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle42nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.9% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land19th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Sprites a good place to live?
Sprites may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Ipswich below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Sprites
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 75.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 42nd percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Sprites
House prices
- Median sale price
- £235,000
- Percentile
- 31st percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 49 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Sprites
Schools
17th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Sprites
Flood risk
0.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.7% of the area. That is the 19th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Sprites
Transport
79th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Sprites a good place to live?
Sprites may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Sprites safe?
Sprites ranks in the 42nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Sprites?
The median sale price was £235,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 31st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Sprites?
Schools rank in the 17th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Sprites?
Nearby public profiles include St. John's in Ipswich and Priory Heath in Ipswich.
