IP6 8AF

Battisford & Ringshall · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Postcode district
IP6
Postcode sector
IP6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP6 8SD 663 m
IP14 2EE 753 m
IP14 2HJ 832 m
IP6 8RU 930 m
IP6 8HN 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP6 8AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP6
Postcode sector
IP6 8
Latitude
52.156383
Longitude
1.020310
British National Grid easting
606,700
British National Grid northing
255,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Parish or community
E04010546
Output area
E00153261
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 009B · E01030069
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 009 · E02006269

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Bosmere Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km
  3. Combs Ford Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other crime 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP6 8 residents
6,549

Age bands in IP6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

828 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

548 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,481 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,905 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

1,795 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEEDHAM MARKET COUNTRY PRACTICE

    BARKING ROAD, NEEDHAM MARKET, IPSWICH, IP6 8EZ

    ODS code D83017

    2.5 km

  • COMBS FORD SURGERY

    COMBS LANE, STOWMARKET, IP14 2SY

    ODS code D83079

    3.1 km

  • STOWHEALTH

    VIOLET HILL HOUSE, VIOLET HILL ROAD, STOWMARKET, IP14 1NL

    ODS code D83044

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Badley Walk

    BCT · Badley

    0.9 miles
  • Badley walk

    BCT · Badley

    0.9 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Battisford

    0.9 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Battisford

    0.9 miles
  • Burton Drive

    BCT · Needham Market

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 009B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,681 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bosmere Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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