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IP3 9NB

Gainsborough · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gainsborough
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP3 9LH 42 m
IP3 9LG 76 m
IP3 9LJ 85 m
IP3 9LT 100 m
IP3 9LF 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP3 9NB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP3
Postcode sector
IP3 9
Latitude
52.037800
Longitude
1.185850
British National Grid easting
618,600
British National Grid northing
242,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Gainsborough · E05007121
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152799
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 016A · E01029978
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 016 · E02006260

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. Sir Bobby Robson School

    Free schools special

    442 m

  2. Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    498 m

  3. First Base Ipswich Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    684 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,234
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 898
  • Shoplifting 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 199
  • Vehicle crime 196
  • Anti social behaviour 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP3 9 residents
12,718

Age bands in IP3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,641 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,521 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

3,698 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

3,197 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

2,044 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.1 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    1.2 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.3 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.6 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.6 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.7 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.7 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.7 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.7 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.9 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.4 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Gloucester Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • St James Church

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • St James Church

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Landseer Road

    BCT · Priory Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Theberton Road

    BCT · Gainsborough

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 016A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,453 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sir Bobby Robson School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,234 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 898 events.

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