IP24 3TJ

Lakenheath · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP24 3TQ 124 m
IP24 3TH 151 m
IP24 3TL 194 m
IP24 3TG 228 m
IP24 3TF 514 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP24 3TJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP24
Postcode sector
IP24 3
Latitude
52.388313
Longitude
0.675428
British National Grid easting
582,160
British National Grid northing
280,064

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Parish or community
E04009144
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152527
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 002C · E01029928
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 002 · E02006238

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Elveden Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    859 m
  2. Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.8 km
  3. The Pinetree School

    Free schools alternative provision

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Possession of weapons 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
IP24 3 residents
8,670

Age bands in IP24 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,802 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,047 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

2,435 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,244 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,361 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP24 3 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.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Elveden

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Elveden

    0.1 miles
  • London Road Crossroads

    BCT · Elveden

    0.5 miles
  • London Road Crossroads

    BCT · Elveden

    0.5 miles
  • Centre Parcs

    BCT · Elveden

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 002C, 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

14,193 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Elveden Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 859 m.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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