IP5 7QX

Martlesham & Purdis Farm · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Postcode district
IP5
Postcode sector
IP5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP5 3QX 81 m
IP5 3QY 149 m
IP5 3QN 174 m
IP5 3QS 247 m
IP12 4TE 275 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP5 7QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP5
Postcode sector
IP5 7
Latitude
52.069028
Longitude
1.267874
British National Grid easting
624,068
British National Grid northing
246,222

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04013241
Westminster constituency
Suffolk Coastal · E14001530
Output area
E00173874
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 025B · E01030190
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 025 · E02006296

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Martlesham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    422 m
  2. Gorseland Primary School

    Community school

    738 m
  3. Birchwood Primary School

    Community school

    973 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
703
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 270
  • Other crime 135
  • Shoplifting 72
  • Other theft 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARTLESHAM SURGERY

    23 THE SQUARE, MARTLESHAM HEATH, IPSWICH, IP5 3SL

    ODS code D83080

    904 m

  • EMBRACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TWELVE ACRE APPROACH, IPSWICH, IP5 1JF

    ODS code D83084

    2.3 km

  • FRAMFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    IPSWICH ROAD, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 4FD

    ODS code D83057

    3.6 km

  • LITTLE ST JOHN STREET SURGERY

    7 LITTLE ST. JOHNS STREET, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 1EE

    ODS code D83049

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Martlesham Park and Ride

    BCS · Martlesham

    0.1 miles
  • Police Headquarters

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.1 miles
  • Police Headquarters

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.2 miles
  • Black Tiles

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.2 miles
  • Black Tiles

    BCT · Martlesham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 025B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,250 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Martlesham Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

703 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 270 events.

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