IP16 4DL

Aldeburgh & Leiston · 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
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP16 4DN 38 m
IP16 4DJ 70 m
IP16 4DH 78 m
IP16 4DB 111 m
IP16 4DQ 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP16 4DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4
Latitude
52.204757
Longitude
1.574018
British National Grid easting
644,300
British National Grid northing
262,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04009426
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00153928
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 018A · E01030186
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 018 · E02006289

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Compass Community School Aylward Park

    Other independent special school

    536 m
  2. Summerhill School

    Other independent school

    732 m
  3. Leiston Primary School

    Academy converter

    759 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Other theft 24
  • Shoplifting 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP16 4 residents
6,830

Age bands in IP16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

971 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

640 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,395 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,880 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,931 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEISTON SURGERY

    MAIN STREET, LEISTON, IP16 4ES

    ODS code D83028

    357 m

Nearby transport

  • Paradise Place

    BCT · Leiston

    0.1 miles
  • Paradise Place

    BCT · Leiston

    0.1 miles
  • Car Park

    BCT · Leiston

    0.2 miles
  • Car Park

    BCT · Leiston

    0.2 miles
  • Alde Valley Sixth Form

    BCT · Leiston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 018A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,274 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Compass Community School Aylward Park is the nearest published school at 536 m.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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