IP16 4QQ

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 4QH 189 m
IP16 4GL 193 m
IP16 4QF 361 m
IP16 4QJ 431 m
IP16 4PZ 487 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP16 4QQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4
Latitude
52.187500
Longitude
1.576233
British National Grid easting
644,546
British National Grid northing
260,389

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04009367
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00153736
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 019A · E01030152
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 019 · E02006290

Postcode source versions

Explore IP16

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pine View, Fitches Lane, Aldringham, Leiston, IP16 4QQ 25 August 2017 £310,000
Arnhem, Fitches Lane, Aldringham, Leiston, IP16 4QQ 14 October 2013 £250,000
Woodside, Fitches Lane, Aldringham, Leiston, IP16 4QQ 12 November 2001 £193,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Coldfair Green Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    950 m
  2. Alde Valley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  3. Leiston Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Burglary 6
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP16 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
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

  • LEISTON SURGERY

    MAIN STREET, LEISTON, IP16 4ES

    ODS code D83028

    2.3 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

  • Logwood

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Logwood

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Aldringham Court

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Aldringham Court

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Parrot & Punchbowl

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 019A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,315 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Coldfair Green Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 950 m.

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

Recorded crime

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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