IP17 1JS

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
IP17
Postcode sector
IP17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP17 1JA 174 m
IP17 1NA 344 m
IP17 1HZ 379 m
IP17 1FY 429 m
IP17 1JP 470 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP17 1JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP17
Postcode sector
IP17 1
Latitude
52.198320
Longitude
1.477668
British National Grid easting
637,753
British National Grid northing
261,264

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04013240
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00154069
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 018E · E01030212
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 018 · E02006289

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    624 m
  2. Saxmundham Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • SAXMUNDHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code D83053

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Grays Lane

    BCT · Benhall Green

    0.3 miles
  • Grays Lane

    BCT · Benhall Green

    0.3 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Benhall Green

    0.4 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Benhall Green

    0.4 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Benhall

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 018E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,924 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 624 m.

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

Recorded crime

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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