IP4 5ER

St John's · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 5EJ 29 m
IP4 5GE 68 m
IP4 5DS 69 m
IP4 5EN 77 m
IP4 5EH 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP4 5ER
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1998
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP4
Postcode sector
IP4 5
Latitude
52.053061
Longitude
1.186936
British National Grid easting
618,600
British National Grid northing
244,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
St John's · E05007126
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00152916
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 008E · E01030006
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 008 · E02006252

Postcode source versions

Explore IP4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. Britannia Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    277 m
  2. Rose Hill Primary

    Academy converter

    485 m
  3. Copleston High School

    Academy converter

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,532
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,020
  • Shoplifting 480
  • Criminal damage and arson 224
  • Vehicle crime 157
  • Other theft 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP4 5 residents
12,113

Age bands in IP4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,031 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,252 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,935 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

3,455 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

2,441 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

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    572 m

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    617 m

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    995 m

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    1.6 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    1.8 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    1.8 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    2.7 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    2.9 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    2.9 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.0 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    3.5 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    4.4 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Orwell Road

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Camden Road

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Orwell Road

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Camden Road

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • The Railway

    BCT · Copleston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 008E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,820 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Britannia Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,532 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,020 events.

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