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IP4 1BA

Alexandra · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Alexandra
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 1BW 13 m
IP4 1AR 71 m
IP4 1AY 81 m
IP4 1AU 82 m
IP4 1BS 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 1BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 1
Latitude
52.055702
Longitude
1.157668
British National Grid easting
616,581
British National Grid northing
244,406

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
E00152685
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007G · E01033125
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40a, Tacket Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BA 21 May 2026 £255,000
40, Tacket Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BA 21 May 2026 £85,000
40a, Tacket Street, Ipswich, IP4 1BA 15 July 2022 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

    Miscellaneous

    356 m

  2. St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

    Voluntary aided school

    481 m

  3. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,389
  • Shoplifting 1,031
  • Criminal damage and arson 490
  • Public order 433
  • Other theft 405

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.3
IP4 1 residents
4,354

Age bands in IP4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

590 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.8%

1,732 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

989 residents

Age 65 and over
7.7%

325 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP4 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
23.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    372 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    372 m

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    420 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    936 m

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    990 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.1 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.8 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.1 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.6 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.6 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.7 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Opium

    TXR · Ipswich

    0.0 miles

  • Christ Church

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.0 miles

  • Blackfriars Court

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.0 miles

  • St Pancras Church

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    TXR · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 007G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,017 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
11
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £125,000 from 5 recorded sales in IP4 1BA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ipswich is £219,070 in June 2026, down 1.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 511.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,389 events.

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