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IP18 6WQ

Southwold · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP18 6WG 3 m
IP18 6NX 81 m
IP18 6PR 87 m
IP18 6RT 105 m
IP18 6NY 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP18 6WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2008
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP18
Postcode sector
IP18 6
Latitude
52.339945
Longitude
1.664524
British National Grid easting
649,721
British National Grid northing
277,638

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
E04009509
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00154454
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 014A · E01030283
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 014 · E02006315

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Reydon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    269 m

  2. Saint Felix School

    Other independent school

    877 m

  3. Southwold Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 41
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 11
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • SOLE BAY H/C

    TEAL CLOSE, REYDON, SOUTHWOLD, IP18 6GY

    ODS code D83022

    420 m

Nearby transport

  • The Firs

    BCT · Reydon

    0.1 miles

  • The Firs

    BCT · Reydon

    0.1 miles

  • Copperwheat Avenue

    BCT · Reydon

    0.1 miles

  • Copperwheat Avenue

    BCT · Reydon

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Reydon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 014A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,533 of 33,755

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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Reydon Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 41 events.

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