snowshoveller

THe beaches nearest ipswich are not really sandy (although felixstowe is sometimes!) Walberswick up the coast is a fabulous place

Woodbridge is probably the nicest place to live but you will pay a premium for housing
kesgrave and martlesham heath are ok if you like living very close to your neighbours.
The centre of ipswich around christchurch park is nice if you like older property

glitterycloud

Hi I lived in Ipswich before I emigrated to caribbean. I also lived in Kesgrave for about 2 years, I have to say I didn't like it that much. It depends on what area in Kesgrave you live. My car was parked on the street and was scratched by local teenagers that would be drunk and vomiting in the street each weekend. There can be nice areas to live in as my cousin also lives there and she wouldnt be anywhere where it wasnt a nice and higher class place to live!!
The high school is very good it has cycle paths all the way through the estate and to the school and shops so cycling is very much encouraged. There is also a very nice pub in kesgrave called the Farmhouse it has always served great food at a great price. There are basket ball courts and a playing field, the only thing I will say is that the roads can be abit of a problem as there are only two roads that connects Kesgrave to Ipswich and two roads leading to the A12. It can get very busy around rush hour each morning and night. There is a good medical centre there aswell.

Suffolk is a very nice, safe and beautiful part of the country to live there are lots of little villages around Ipswich - Hadleigh, Hintlesham, Chelmondiston to name a few.

Ipswich in itself is also a pleasant place to live with parks, shopping centres, museums, swimming pools, pubs, clubs, restaurants all available to you.

Petals

I lived in Halesworth and my grandparents lived in Chediston and we visit every time we go to the UK. Lovely small village still.