IP12 4PU

Orwell & Villages · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP12 4GY 276 m
IP12 4PA 288 m
IP12 4GA 325 m
IP10 0BZ 750 m
IP12 4NS 789 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP12 4PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 4
Latitude
52.046994
Longitude
1.309034
British National Grid easting
627,000
British National Grid northing
243,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04009439
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00153978
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 025E · E01030198
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 025 · E02006296

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Waldringfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    998 m
  2. Bucklesham Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  3. Birchwood Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Burglary 6
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP12 4 residents
7,600

Age bands in IP12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

1,062 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

698 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.8%

1,264 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,022 residents

Age 65 and over
33%

2,486 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARTLESHAM SURGERY

    23 THE SQUARE, MARTLESHAM HEATH, IPSWICH, IP5 3SL

    ODS code D83080

    3.0 km

  • FRAMFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    IPSWICH ROAD, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 4FD

    ODS code D83057

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Golf Course

    BCT · Waldringfield

    0.5 miles
  • Golf Course

    BCT · Waldringfield

    0.5 miles
  • Fox

    BCT · Newbourne

    0.5 miles
  • Fox

    BCT · Newbourne

    0.5 miles
  • Blackthorns

    BCT · Newbourne

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 025E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,839 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Waldringfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 998 m.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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