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IP4 1LW

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 1JH 49 m
IP4 1JZ 52 m
IP4 1LN 59 m
IP4 1LB 89 m
IP4 1LR 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 1LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 1
Latitude
52.053632
Longitude
1.162394
British National Grid easting
616,915
British National Grid northing
244,190

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
E00170876
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007H · E01033129
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
68, Grimwade Street, Ipswich, IP4 1LW 7 December 2005 £237,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. University of Suffolk

    Higher education institutions

    156 m

  2. Suffolk New College

    Further education

    207 m

  3. Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

    Miscellaneous

    307 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,167
  • Shoplifting 1,027
  • Criminal damage and arson 450
  • Public order 416
  • Other theft 375

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP4 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    326 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    414 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    414 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.3 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.4 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.4 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.5 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.7 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    2.4 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.9 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.0 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Fore Street

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.0 miles

  • Suffolk New College

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Angel Lane

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • University Car Park

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles

  • Rope Walk

    BCT · Ipswich

    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.

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
1
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

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. University of Suffolk is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 476.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,167 events.

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