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IP27 9PS

Lakenheath · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lakenheath
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP27 9PN 216 m
IP27 9FB 446 m
IP27 9PP 477 m
IP27 9PZ 594 m
IP27 9PL 694 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP27 9PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP27
Postcode sector
IP27 9
Latitude
52.395054
Longitude
0.551138
British National Grid easting
573,677
British National Grid northing
280,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Lakenheath · E05012784
Parish or community
E04009145
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00183401
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 001D · E01034562
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 001 · E02006239

Postcode source versions

Explore IP27

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Lakenheath Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Other crime 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Shoplifting 3
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP27 9 residents
9,178

Age bands in IP27 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%
1,923 residents
Age 15 to 24
18.1%
1,666 residents
Age 25 to 44
31.3%
2,873 residents
Age 45 to 64
16.6%
1,523 residents
Age 65 and over
13%
1,195 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

  • LAKENHEATH SURGERY

    135 HIGH STREET, LAKENHEATH, BRANDON, IP27 9EP

    ODS code D83045

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • (Islip) Primark Warehouse

    BCT · Islip

    701 m

  • Lords Walk

    BCT · Eriswell

    1.6 km

  • Lords Walk

    BCT · Eriswell

    1.6 km

  • Avenue Road

    BCT · Lakenheath

    2.0 km

  • Avenue Road

    BCT · Lakenheath

    2.0 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 001D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,600 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open school is in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lakenheath Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.9 km.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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