IP17 3DH

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP17 3DQ 70 m
IP17 3DG 308 m
IP17 3DF 695 m
IP17 3DJ 1.1 km
IP17 3DN 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP17 3DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP17
Postcode sector
IP17 3
Latitude
52.262255
Longitude
1.627311
British National Grid easting
647,620
British National Grid northing
268,873

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04009399
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00154133
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 016C · E01030222
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 016 · E02006287

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Middleton Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
IP17 3 residents
2,179

Age bands in IP17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.1%

190 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.4%

134 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.4%

281 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

619 residents

Age 65 and over
41.7%

875 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.

Nearby transport

  • Minsmere Road

    BCT · Dunwich

    0.8 miles
  • Minsmere Road

    BCT · Dunwich

    0.8 miles
  • Ship Inn

    BCT · Dunwich

    1.1 miles
  • RSPB Minsmere

    BCT · Eastbridge

    1.1 miles
  • Heath View

    BCT · Westleton

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 016C, 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

13,705 of 33,755

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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Middleton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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