IP21 5WU

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 5UY 1 m
IP21 4LY 327 m
IP21 5UX 529 m
IP21 5RH 609 m
IP21 5UL 867 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP21 5WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
1 January 2006
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP21
Postcode sector
IP21 5
Latitude
52.360014
Longitude
1.276728
British National Grid easting
623,211
British National Grid northing
278,602

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04009278
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153201
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 001B · E01030058
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 001 · E02006261

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. Fressingfield Church of England Primary School

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    3.0 km
  2. Stradbroke Church of England Primary School

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

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    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRESSINGFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW STREET, FRESSINGFIELD, EYE, IP21 5PJ

    ODS code D83069

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Dale Road

    BCT · Earsham Street

    0.3 miles
  • Dale Road

    BCT · Earsham Street

    0.4 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    1.0 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Upper Weybread

    1.0 miles
  • Council Houses

    BCT · Wingfield

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 001B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,574 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Fressingfield Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 1 events.

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