IP12 4RZ

Martlesham & Purdis Farm · 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 4RY 57 m
IP12 4RX 73 m
IP12 4SL 80 m
IP12 4UH 101 m
IP12 4SH 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP12 4RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP12
Postcode sector
IP12 4
Latitude
52.072044
Longitude
1.281697
British National Grid easting
625,000
British National Grid northing
246,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04013241
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00153938
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 025B · E01030190
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
16
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Martlesham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m
  2. Birchwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Gorseland Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Other crime 132
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Other theft 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 40

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARTLESHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83080

    1.4 km

  • FRAMFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    IPSWICH ROAD, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 4FD

    ODS code D83057

    2.7 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    3.3 km

  • LITTLE ST JOHN STREET SURGERY

    7 LITTLE ST. JOHNS STREET, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 1EE

    ODS code D83049

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Crown Point

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.1 miles
  • Crown Point

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.1 miles
  • Crown Point

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.1 miles
  • Felixstowe Road

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.1 miles
  • Black Tiles

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 025B, 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

24,250 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Martlesham Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 701 m.

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

Recorded crime

602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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