IP2 8HQ

Bridge · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridge
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP2 8PN 0 m
IP2 8SJ 36 m
IP2 8HD 39 m
IP2 8SQ 49 m
IP2 8HE 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP2 8HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8
Latitude
52.049652
Longitude
1.157897
British National Grid easting
616,626
British National Grid northing
243,734

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Bridge · E05007119
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00183344
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 012F · E01033122
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 012 · E02006256

Postcode source versions

Explore IP2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
34
Secondary
8
  1. University of Suffolk

    Higher education institutions

    491 m
  2. Hillside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    669 m
  3. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,597
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,186
  • Shoplifting 890
  • Criminal damage and arson 462
  • Public order 409
  • Other theft 372

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP2 8 residents
8,726

Age bands in IP2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,697 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,066 residents

Age 25 to 44
34%

2,863 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

1,860 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

926 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

    70-74 ST. HELENS STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2LA

    ODS code Y06499

    855 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET HEALTH CTR, ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83073

    911 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    911 m

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.4 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.4 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.6 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.7 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.9 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.5 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.8 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.1 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Little Whip Street

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Little Whip Street

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • IP-City Centre

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Co-op

    BCT · Stoke

    0.1 miles
  • Old Bell

    BCT · Stoke

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 012F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,552 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Suffolk is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,597 published events cover 12 months, averaging 466.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,186 events.

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