IP4 4LH

Rushmere · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 4JX 42 m
IP4 4LW 81 m
IP4 4JU 108 m
IP4 4RH 150 m
IP4 4QY 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 4LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 4
Latitude
52.063613
Longitude
1.189847
British National Grid easting
618,748
British National Grid northing
245,382

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Rushmere · E05007125
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152891
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 004C · E01029999
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 004 · E02006248

Postcode source versions

Explore IP4

43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
107, Rushmere Road, Ipswich, IP4 4LH 29 August 2024 £345,000
131, Rushmere Road, Ipswich, IP4 4LH 10 August 2022 £710,000
139, Rushmere Road, Ipswich, IP4 4LH 8 April 2022 £640,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
35
Secondary
9
  1. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

    Voluntary aided school

    384 m
  2. Parkside Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    494 m
  3. Sidegate Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 804
  • Shoplifting 293
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Other theft 110
  • Public order 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

26 female, 29 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP4 4 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

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    538 m

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.7 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.8 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.0 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.0 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.0 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.8 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.0 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.2 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    3.2 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

    4.1 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

  • Bramley Chase

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.0 miles
  • Bramley Chase

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Westbury Road

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Westbury Road

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles
  • Schreiber Road

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 004C, 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

28,696 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £650,000 from 4 recorded sales in IP4 4LH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ipswich is £219,070 in June 2026, down 1.1% year on year.

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 804 events.

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