IP3 8JY

Alexandra · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 8JZ 31 m
IP3 8JX 66 m
IP3 8HW 69 m
IP3 8HN 93 m
IP4 1PP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 8JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 September 2023
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 8
Latitude
52.053109
Longitude
1.176144
British National Grid easting
617,860
British National Grid northing
244,173

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Alexandra · E05007117
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152693
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007D · E01029961
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

Postcode source versions

Explore IP3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
35
Secondary
9
  1. Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    254 m
  2. Rose Hill Primary

    Academy converter

    555 m
  3. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    802 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,757
  • Shoplifting 811
  • Criminal damage and arson 365
  • Public order 289
  • Other theft 282

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP3 8 residents
12,450

Age bands in IP3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,124 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,327 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,484 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,288 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

2,394 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    577 m

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    866 m

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

    70-74 ST. HELENS STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2LA

    ODS code Y06499

    933 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET HEALTH CTR, ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83073

    1.1 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    1.1 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    1.5 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    2.2 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.2 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    2.3 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.0 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.7 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.8 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Wellesley Road

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Fuschia Lane

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Gladstone Road

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Fuschia Lane

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Back Hamlet

    BCT · Rose Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 007D, 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

14,855 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 371.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,757 events.

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