IP14 4RQ

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 4NU 765 m
IP14 4RF 772 m
IP14 5SR 871 m
IP14 4RG 896 m
IP14 4RE 913 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP14 4RQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP14
Postcode sector
IP14 4
Latitude
52.253160
Longitude
1.037962
British National Grid easting
607,456
British National Grid northing
266,011

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
E04009188
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153202
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 005C · E01030059
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 005 · E02006265

Postcode source versions

Explore IP14

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hill Farm, Stonham Road, Cotton, Stowmarket, IP14 4RQ 29 May 2026 £1,475,000
Hayes Farm, Stonham Road, Cotton, Stowmarket, IP14 4RQ 5 August 2024 £756,000
Hill Farm Cottage, Stonham Road, Cotton, Stowmarket, IP14 4RQ 12 February 2018 £635,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Mendlesham Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  3. Old Newton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP14 4 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+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
25%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • MENDLESHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL ROAD, MENDLESHAM, STOWMARKET, IP14 5SQ

    ODS code D83019

    3.0 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

  • Church

    BCT · Cotton

    0.6 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Cotton

    0.6 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Cotton

    0.8 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Cotton

    0.8 miles
  • Blacksmiths Corner

    BCT · Fords Green

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 005C, 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

17,584 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 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
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,115,500 from 2 recorded sales in IP14 4RQ. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bacton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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