IP2 8LY

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 8LL 75 m
IP2 8LJ 111 m
IP2 8LH 131 m
IP2 8LW 134 m
IP2 8LQ 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP2 8LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP2
Postcode sector
IP2 8
Latitude
52.037675
Longitude
1.152079
British National Grid easting
616,285
British National Grid northing
242,385

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
E00152760
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 012B · E01029969
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
60
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    640 m
  2. Halifax Primary School

    Academy converter

    838 m
  3. Hillside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    964 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,519
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 623
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 143
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Other theft 108

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

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.2 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.3 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.3 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    2.4 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    2.4 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.5 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    2.6 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.9 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.3 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    3.9 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    4.1 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

  • Orwells

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Orwells

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • T H Moss

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • T H Moss

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • West Bank Terminal

    BCT · Bourne Bridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 012B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,154 of 33,755

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

60 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy is the nearest published school at 640 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,519 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 623 events.

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