IP4 1EX

Alexandra · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 1HD 34 m
IP4 1HA 40 m
IP4 2AJ 54 m
IP4 2AN 56 m
IP4 2AP 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 1EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 1
Latitude
52.057931
Longitude
1.158058
British National Grid easting
616,597
British National Grid northing
244,655

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
E00152699
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007H · E01033129
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

Postcode source versions

Explore IP4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
8
  1. St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

    Voluntary aided school

    241 m
  2. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

    Miscellaneous

    364 m
  3. St Helen's Primary School

    Academy converter

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,089
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,368
  • Shoplifting 1,031
  • Criminal damage and arson 485
  • Public order 433
  • Other theft 409

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    303 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    303 m

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    419 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    849 m

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    937 m

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    952 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.9 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.2 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.4 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

    2.8 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Northgate Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Majors Corner

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Majors Corner

    TXR · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • St Margarets Green

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Soane Street

    BCT · St Margarets

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 007H, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,191 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,089 published events cover 12 months, averaging 507.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,368 events.

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