IP18 6TR

Southwold · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southwold
Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP18
Postcode sector
IP18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP18 6TP 74 m
IP18 6TS 95 m
IP18 6TH 103 m
IP18 6TT 123 m
IP18 6TL 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP18 6TR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP18
Postcode sector
IP18 6
Latitude
52.315066
Longitude
1.663920
British National Grid easting
649,820
British National Grid northing
274,870

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Electoral ward
Southwold · E05012758
Parish or community
E04009471
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00154110
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 016B · E01030219
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 016 · E02006287

Postcode source versions

Explore IP18

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pebbles, The Lea, Walberswick, Southwold, IP18 6TR 23 November 2020 £643,500
Pebbles, The Lea, Walberswick, Southwold, IP18 6TR 21 August 2017 £480,000
The Hut, The Lea, Walberswick, Southwold, IP18 6TR 24 March 2016 £287,420

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Southwold Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km
  2. Saint Felix School

    Other independent school

    2.3 km
  3. Reydon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Burglary 9
  • Public order 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Shoplifting 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
IP18 6 residents
3,840

Age bands in IP18 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.3%

434 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

265 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.9%

535 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

995 residents

Age 65 and over
42%

1,612 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP18 6 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • SOLE BAY H/C

    TEAL CLOSE, REYDON, SOUTHWOLD, IP18 6GY

    ODS code D83022

    2.4 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Walberswick

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Walberswick

    0.1 miles
  • Harbour

    BCT · Walberswick

    0.1 miles
  • Walberswick Ferry Landing

    FTD · Walberswick

    0.2 miles
  • Walberswick Ferry Landing

    FER · Walberswick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 016B, 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

14,402 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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.

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
5
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Southwold Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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