IP16 4GA

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 4UR 461 m
IP16 4UE 729 m
IP16 4UJ 1.0 km
IP16 4UH 1.3 km
IP16 4UL 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP16 4GA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4
Latitude
52.218586
Longitude
1.616675
British National Grid easting
647,137
British National Grid northing
263,982

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
E00153923
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 019C · E01030187
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 019 · E02006290

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. Leiston Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. Alde Valley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km
  3. Compass Community School Aylward Park

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Public order 1
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Theft from the person 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beach Cafe

    BCT · Sizewell

    0.7 miles
  • Alde Valley Academy

    BCT · Leiston

    1.7 miles
  • Car Park

    BCT · Leiston

    1.8 miles
  • Car Park

    BCT · Leiston

    1.8 miles
  • Eels Foot

    BCT · Eastbridge

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 019C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,282 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Leiston Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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