IP1 6TQ

Claydon & Barham · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 6TH 796 m
IP1 6TJ 845 m
IP1 6TG 896 m
IP6 0EL 925 m
IP1 6LY 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP1 6TQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP1
Postcode sector
IP1 6
Latitude
52.096474
Longitude
1.135036
British National Grid easting
614,834
British National Grid northing
248,872

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04010541
Output area
E00153134
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 012C · E01030045
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 012 · E02006272

Postcode source versions

Explore IP1

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bower House, Thurleston Lane, Akenham, Ipswich, IP1 6TQ 27 January 2023 £880,000
Church Hill Barn, Thurleston Lane, Akenham, Ipswich, IP1 6TQ 6 January 2022 £925,000
Rise Hall, Thurleston Lane, Akenham, Ipswich, IP1 6TQ 17 September 2018 £918,607

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Ormiston Endeavour Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.7 km
  3. Claydon High School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
383
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Public order 26
  • Shoplifting 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
IP1 6 residents
12,340

Age bands in IP1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

2,367 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,306 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,046 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,102 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,674 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Gigabit-capable
44.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.7 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.7 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    4.1 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.2 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    4.7 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    4.7 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Byron Road

    BCT · Whitton

    0.8 miles
  • Byron Road

    BCT · Whitton

    0.8 miles
  • Parnell Road

    BCT · Whitton

    0.8 miles
  • Parnell Road

    BCT · Whitton

    0.8 miles
  • Heathercroft Road

    BCT · Whitton

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 012C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,509 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £902,500 from 2 recorded sales in IP1 6TQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Suffolk is £320,276 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ormiston Endeavour Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

383 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

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