IP21 5TW

Fressingfield · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP21 5TF 125 m
IP21 5TN 194 m
IP21 5TL 215 m
IP21 5TP 233 m
IP21 5TG 285 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP21 5TW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 5
Latitude
52.371913
Longitude
1.300958
British National Grid easting
624,800
British National Grid northing
280,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04009273
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153170
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 003A · E01030053
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 003 · E02006263

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. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

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    3.0 km
  2. Fressingfield Church of England Primary School

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    3.0 km
  3. Mendham Primary School

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    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP21 5 residents
4,909

Age bands in IP21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

621 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

430 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

779 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

1,481 residents

Age 65 and over
32.6%

1,602 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRESSINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW STREET, FRESSINGFIELD, EYE, IP21 5PJ

    ODS code D83069

    2.8 km

  • HARLESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARLESTON DOCTORS SURGERY, BULLOCK FAIR CLOSE, HARLESTON, IP20 9AT

    ODS code D82084

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Weybread

    0.2 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Weybread

    0.2 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    0.3 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Weybread

    0.3 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 003A, 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

15,779 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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