IP17 1EN

Saxmundham · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Saxmundham
Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP17
Postcode sector
IP17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP17 1DG 45 m
IP17 1DQ 85 m
IP17 1EP 106 m
IP17 1XS 147 m
IP17 1DD 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP17 1EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP17
Postcode sector
IP17 1
Latitude
52.212589
Longitude
1.492152
British National Grid easting
638,666
British National Grid northing
262,898

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04013245
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00187918
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 018C · E01030209
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 018 · E02006289

Postcode source versions

Explore IP17

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Southwood Close, Saxmundham, IP17 1EN 20 February 2026 £165,000
9, Southwood Close, Saxmundham, IP17 1EN 27 July 2001 £60,000
9, Southwood Close, Saxmundham, IP17 1EN 26 January 1996 £38,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Saxmundham Primary School

    Academy converter

    863 m
  2. Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 173
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Shoplifting 17
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.3
IP17 1 residents
7,610

Age bands in IP17 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,181 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

684 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,461 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,087 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

2,142 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP17 1 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

  • SAXMUNDHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    SAXMUNDHAM HEALTH GROUP, LAMBSALE MEADOW NORTH ENTRANCE, SAXMUNDHAM, IP17 1DY

    ODS code D83053

    631 m

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

Nearby transport

  • Chantry Road

    BCT · Saxmundham

    0.1 miles
  • Chantry Road

    BCT · Saxmundham

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Saxmundham

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Saxmundham

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Saxmundham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 018C, 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

14,433 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £165,000 from 1 recorded sale in IP17 1EN. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Saxmundham Primary School is the nearest published school at 863 m.

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

Recorded crime

312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 173 events.

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