IP12 3LZ

Deben · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP12 3LU 223 m
IP12 3TY 714 m
IP12 3TZ 718 m
IP12 3TX 771 m
IP12 3TR 783 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP12 3LZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 3
Latitude
52.086598
Longitude
1.397773
British National Grid easting
632,877
British National Grid northing
248,584

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
E04012221
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00173880
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 023B · E01033443
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 023 · E02006293

Postcode source versions

Explore IP12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Sandlings Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Eyke Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.3 km
  3. Hollesley Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Other crime 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Burglary 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.

Nearby transport

  • Turning Point

    BCT · Sutton Heath Estate

    0.6 miles
  • Picnic Site

    BCT · Hollesley

    1.0 miles
  • Picnic Site

    BCT · Hollesley

    1.0 miles
  • Claypond Cottage

    BCT · Spratts Street

    1.2 miles
  • Claypond Cottage

    BCT · Spratts Street

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 023B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,321 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sandlings Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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