IP12 3BA

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 3BH 93 m
IP12 3AU 249 m
IP12 3AX 764 m
IP12 3AT 799 m
IP12 3AY 815 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP12 3BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 3
Latitude
51.992834
Longitude
1.406007
British National Grid easting
633,930
British National Grid northing
238,186

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

Explore IP12

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Farm Cottages, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3BA 5 October 2018 £297,950
2, Farm Cottages, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3BA 29 April 2016 £255,000
The Belltower, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3BA 15 October 2010 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Bawdsey Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Kingsfleet Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Felixstowe International College

    Other independent school

    3.8 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
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP12 3 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
16.7%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE PENINSULA PRACTICE

    MILL HOO, ALDERTON, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 3DA

    ODS code D83054

    3.6 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 9GA

    ODS code D83048

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Quay

    BCT · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.5 miles
  • Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FER · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.5 miles
  • Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FTD · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.5 miles
  • Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FBT · Bawdsey Ferry

    0.5 miles
  • Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing

    FBT · Felixstowe Ferry

    0.7 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.

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
0
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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bawdsey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 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.