IP16 4WP

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 4WA 0 m
IP16 4QD 95 m
IP16 4PY 115 m
IP16 4WB 115 m
IP16 4PU 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP16 4WP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP16
Postcode sector
IP16 4
Latitude
52.193753
Longitude
1.575301
British National Grid easting
644,448
British National Grid northing
261,081

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
E00153737
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 019A · E01030152
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 019 · E02006290

Postcode source versions

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Colonial House, Flat 3, Station Road, Leiston, IP16 4WP 30 June 2023 £157,500
Colonial House, Flat 4, Station Road, Leiston, IP16 4WP 16 December 2022 £165,000
Colonial House, Flat 3, Station Road, Leiston, IP16 4WP 26 March 2021 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Coldfair Green Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    899 m
  2. Alde Valley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Leiston Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Shoplifting 24
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.1
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 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LEISTON SURGERY

    MAIN STREET, LEISTON, IP16 4ES

    ODS code D83028

    1.6 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

  • Parrot & Punchbowl

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Parrot & Punchbowl

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Parrot & Punchbowl

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Parrot & Punchbowl

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.1 miles
  • Aldringham Court

    BCT · Aldringham

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £161,250 from 2 recorded sales in IP16 4WP. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Coldfair Green Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 899 m.

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

Recorded crime

290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 140 events.

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