IP12 3AZ

Deben · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Woodbridge
Ward
Deben
Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP12 3AY 328 m
IP12 3AX 390 m
IP12 3BH 476 m
IP12 3BA 564 m
IP12 3AU 660 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP12 3AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2018
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 3
Latitude
51.989636
Longitude
1.399645
British National Grid easting
633,510
British National Grid northing
237,810

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Electoral ward
Deben · E05012740
Parish or community
E04009369
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00154077
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 023E · E01033448
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 023 · E02006293

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bawdsey Manor, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3AZ 12 December 2019 £8,149,535
The Old Laundry, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3AZ 9 October 2015 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Bawdsey Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Kingsfleet Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  3. Felixstowe International College

    Other independent school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP12 3 residents
5,054

Age bands in IP12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

648 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

569 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,267 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,428 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,135 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

3

within 5 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 9GA

    ODS code D83048

    3.9 km

  • THE PENINSULA PRACTICE

    MILL HOO, ALDERTON, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 3DA

    ODS code D83054

    4.0 km

  • HOWARD HOUSE SURGERY

    31 ORWELL ROAD, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 7DD

    ODS code D83015

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Quay

    BCT · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.2 miles
  • Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FTD · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.2 miles
  • Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FER · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.2 miles
  • Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FBT · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.2 miles
  • Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FBT · Felixstowe Ferry

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 023E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,955 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bawdsey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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