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IP4 2AB

Alexandra · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alexandra
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 2RR 61 m
IP4 2RP 96 m
IP4 2RS 98 m
IP4 2RW 113 m
IP4 2RN 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 2
Latitude
52.057428
Longitude
1.172744
British National Grid easting
617,606
British National Grid northing
244,643

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
E00152704
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007C · E01029960
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    303 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

    Academy converter

    450 m

  3. Woodbridge Road Academy

    Free schools special

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,075
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,949
  • Shoplifting 1,050
  • Criminal damage and arson 380
  • Public order 344
  • Other theft 331

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66
35 female, 31 male
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP4 2 residents
8,267

Age bands in IP4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%
1,556 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.8%
1,033 residents
Age 25 to 44
31.6%
2,780 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.8%
2,271 residents
Age 65 and over
13.1%
1,149 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP4 2 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    631 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    711 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    711 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.1 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.4 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    1.6 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.8 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.8 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    2.0 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.3 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.5 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.7 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Viaduct

    BCT · Ipswich

    128 m

  • Nottidge Road

    BCT · Ipswich

    154 m

  • Nottidge Road

    BCT · Ipswich

    158 m

  • Viaduct

    BCT · Ipswich

    200 m

  • Grange Road

    BCT · Ipswich

    269 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 007C, 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

14,457 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
12
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 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,075 published events cover 12 months, averaging 423 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,949 events.

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