IP4 4AR

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 2QU 8 m
IP4 2RA 31 m
IP4 2RF 86 m
IP4 2QT 94 m
IP4 2AE 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 4AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 4
Latitude
52.060674
Longitude
1.171428
British National Grid easting
617,500
British National Grid northing
245,000

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
E00152695
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007C · E01029960
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
61
Primary
36
Secondary
8
  1. Woodbridge Road Academy

    Free schools special

    125 m
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

    Academy converter

    294 m
  3. St Helen's Primary School

    Academy converter

    543 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,852
  • Shoplifting 929
  • Criminal damage and arson 364
  • Public order 319
  • Other theft 314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP4 4 residents
8,278

Age bands in IP4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,546 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

796 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

2,084 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,052 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,345 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    709 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    722 m

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    722 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.5 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.6 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    1.7 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    1.7 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.7 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    1.9 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    3.0 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.7 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.9 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Rivers Street

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Rivers Street

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Duke of York

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.1 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Ipswich

    0.2 miles
  • Khartoum Road

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.2 miles

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Woodbridge Road Academy is the nearest published school at 125 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 393.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,852 events.

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