IP14 4LJ

Bacton · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stowmarket
Ward
Bacton
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP14 4LL 137 m
IP14 4GA 184 m
IP14 4GB 219 m
IP14 4LN 250 m
IP14 4JR 257 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP14 4LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 4
Latitude
52.264360
Longitude
1.004107
British National Grid easting
605,094
British National Grid northing
267,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Electoral ward
Bacton · E05012589
Parish or community
E04010542
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153085
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 005B · E01030038
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 005 · E02006265

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Elderbrook House, Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LJ 17 April 2025 £530,000
The Bungalow, Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LJ 3 February 2025 £317,500
Bacton Manor Barn, Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LJ 13 May 2024 £985,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Bacton Primary School

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    200 m
  2. Old Newton Church of England Primary School

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    4.8 km
  3. Gislingham Church of England Primary School

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    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Public order 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

19 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.2
IP14 4 residents
6,156

Age bands in IP14 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

894 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

568 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,244 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,871 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

1,769 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP14 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Village Stores

    BCT · Bacton

    0.2 miles
  • Village Stores

    BCT · Bacton

    0.2 miles
  • Village Stores

    BCT · Bacton

    0.2 miles
  • Village Stores

    BCT · Bacton

    0.2 miles
  • Cotton Methodist Church

    BCT · Bacton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 005B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,270 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £530,000 from 5 recorded sales in IP14 4LJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Suffolk is £320,276 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bacton Primary School is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 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.