IP16 4EH

Aldeburgh & Leiston · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leiston
Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP16 4EQ 79 m
IP16 4EF 93 m
IP16 4EG 152 m
IP16 4DT 194 m
IP16 4DH 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP16 4EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4
Latitude
52.203074
Longitude
1.570179
British National Grid easting
644,047
British National Grid northing
262,100

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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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Lime Tree Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4EH 5 June 2026 £222,500
5, Lime Tree Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4EH 9 January 2026 £282,500
35, Lime Tree Avenue, Leiston, IP16 4EH 1 November 2024 £279,950

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

    857 m
  2. Summerhill School

    Other independent school

    929 m
  3. Leiston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Other theft 24
  • Shoplifting 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

39 female, 35 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP16 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+
100%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
5.4%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LEISTON SURGERY

    MAIN STREET, LEISTON, IP16 4ES

    ODS code D83028

    652 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Paradise Place

    BCT · Leiston

    0.1 miles
  • Paradise Place

    BCT · Leiston

    0.2 miles
  • Woodlands

    BCT · Leiston

    0.2 miles
  • Woodlands

    BCT · Leiston

    0.2 miles
  • Alde Valley Sixth Form

    BCT · Leiston

    0.3 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.

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
3
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 £243,750 from 6 recorded sales in IP16 4EH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Suffolk is £278,376 in June 2026, up 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Compass Community School Aylward Park is the nearest published school at 857 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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