IP4 3LW

Bixley · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bixley
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 3NE 39 m
IP4 3LP 69 m
IP4 3NF 119 m
IP4 3LN 131 m
IP4 3LH 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 3LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 3
Latitude
52.064493
Longitude
1.196506
British National Grid easting
619,200
British National Grid northing
245,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Bixley · E05007118
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152729
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 009A · E01029963
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 009 · E02006253

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. St Alban's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    272 m
  2. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

    Voluntary aided school

    850 m
  3. Parkside Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    851 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 617
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Other theft 85
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP4 3 residents
5,334

Age bands in IP4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

913 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

621 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,081 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,442 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,356 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

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    475 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    2.0 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.0 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.4 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.5 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.5 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    2.7 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.3 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.5 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.6 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.8 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Lawns

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Thornley Drive

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • The Lawns

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Thornley Drive

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • St Albans School

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 009A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,188 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Alban's Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 617 events.

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