IP5 2YG

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
IP5
Postcode sector
IP5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP4 5LJ 89 m
IP4 5LL 107 m
IP4 5LT 123 m
IP4 5LR 141 m
IP4 5LU 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP5 2YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP5
Postcode sector
IP5 2
Latitude
52.058283
Longitude
1.195012
British National Grid easting
619,128
British National Grid northing
244,805

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
E00152910
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 008C · E01030004
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 008 · E02006252

Postcode source versions

Explore IP5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
32
Secondary
8
  1. Copleston High School

    Academy converter

    416 m
  2. Parkside Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    559 m
  3. Britannia Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,901
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 776
  • Shoplifting 409
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Other theft 106
  • Public order 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP5 2 residents
10,764

Age bands in IP5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

2,204 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,277 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

2,578 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

3,016 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

1,333 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

    223 m

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    1.4 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    1.4 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    2.2 km

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83073

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    2.2 km

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    2.8 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.1 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    3.2 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    3.3 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    3.5 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Lattice Avenue

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Lattice Avenue

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Goring Road

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Goring Road

    BCT · Copleston

    0.1 miles
  • Lattice Barn PH

    BCT · Rushmere

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 008C, 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

29,876 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Copleston High School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,901 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 776 events.

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