IP1 3AL

Alexandra · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 3AJ 10 m
IP1 3DL 13 m
IP4 1EE 26 m
IP1 3AG 28 m
IP4 1EF 31 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 3
Latitude
52.057540
Longitude
1.155886
British National Grid easting
616,450
British National Grid northing
244,605

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Alexandra · E05007117
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00170850
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007G · E01033125
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

    Voluntary aided school

    366 m
  2. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

    Miscellaneous

    487 m
  3. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

    Academy converter

    635 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,412
  • Shoplifting 1,041
  • Criminal damage and arson 493
  • Public order 433
  • Other theft 416

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP1 3 residents
3,929

Age bands in IP1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

506 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

504 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

991 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

1,016 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

741 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET HEALTH CTR, ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83073

    446 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    446 m

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

    70-74 ST. HELENS STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2LA

    ODS code Y06499

    548 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    728 m

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    813 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    876 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    2.0 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.3 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.3 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.6 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.7 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Buttermarket

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.0 miles
  • Cafe Nero

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.0 miles
  • Northgate Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    TXR · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 007G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,017 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich is the nearest published school at 366 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 514.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,412 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.