IP1 4DU

Westgate · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 4DS 40 m
IP1 4DR 56 m
IP1 4EP 74 m
IP1 4AX 86 m
IP1 4ER 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 4DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 4
Latitude
52.067113
Longitude
1.132483
British National Grid easting
614,800
British National Grid northing
245,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Westgate · E05007130
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00153017
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 006A · E01030022
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 006 · E02006250

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
34
Secondary
8
  1. Springfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    56 m
  2. Springfield Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    114 m
  3. Handford Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    683 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,341
  • Shoplifting 867
  • Criminal damage and arson 248
  • Other theft 228
  • Anti social behaviour 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP1 4 residents
8,381

Age bands in IP1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,456 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

830 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

2,293 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,074 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

1,272 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    544 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.2 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.2 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.2 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.3 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.4 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.4 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    3.9 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    4.2 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Riverside Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Springfield Lane

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 006A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,325 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Springfield Junior School is the nearest published school at 56 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 306.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,341 events.

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