IP23 8LR

Gislingham · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eye
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Postcode district
IP23
Postcode sector
IP23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP23 8LP 187 m
IP23 8FB 451 m
IP23 8LU 759 m
IP23 8LX 865 m
IP23 8LS 875 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP23 8LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP23
Postcode sector
IP23 8
Latitude
52.285552
Longitude
1.059316
British National Grid easting
608,761
British National Grid northing
269,674

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04009275
Westminster constituency
Waveney Valley · E14001569
Output area
E00153208
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 005C · E01030059
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 005 · E02006265

Postcode source versions

Explore IP23

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hazelwood, The Street, Wickham Skeith, Eye, IP23 8LR 3 October 2014 £240,000
Hazelwood, The Street, Wickham Skeith, Eye, IP23 8LR 14 September 2012 £233,750
West Street Farm House, The Street, Wickham Skeith, Eye, IP23 8LR 11 October 2011 £555,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Gislingham Church of England Primary School

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    2.3 km
  2. Bacton Primary School

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    4.3 km
  3. Mendlesham Primary School

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    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
IP23 8 residents
3,147

Age bands in IP23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

483 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

318 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

548 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,116 residents

Age 65 and over
27.6%

940 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP23 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MENDLESHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL ROAD, MENDLESHAM, STOWMARKET, IP14 5SQ

    ODS code D83019

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • The Street

    BCT · Wickham Street

    0.2 miles
  • The Street

    BCT · Wickham Street

    0.2 miles
  • Pumping Station

    BCT · Wickham Street

    0.3 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Wickham Skeith

    0.5 miles
  • Pillar Box

    BCT · Wickham Skeith

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 005C, 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

17,584 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Gislingham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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