IP7 5FL

Brett Vale · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP7
Postcode sector
IP7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP7 5LT 62 m
IP7 5FN 75 m
IP7 5LS 151 m
IP7 5FQ 166 m
IP7 5LU 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP7 5FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP7
Postcode sector
IP7 5
Latitude
52.004774
Longitude
0.990034
British National Grid easting
605,324
British National Grid northing
238,257

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Parish or community
E04009118
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152388
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 009C · E01029902
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 009 · E02006235

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km
  2. Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km
  3. East Bergholt High School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
IP7 5 residents
6,730

Age bands in IP7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

918 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

598 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

1,186 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,883 residents

Age 65 and over
29.4%

1,908 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CONSTABLE COUNTRY RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CONSTABLE COUNTRY MP, HEATH ROAD, EAST BERGHOLT, COLCHESTER, CO7 6RT

    ODS code D83001

    3.9 km

  • HADLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE

    MARKET PLACE, HADLEIGH, IPSWICH, IP7 5DN

    ODS code D83037

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rectory Close

    BCT · Raydon

    0.1 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · Raydon

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Raydon

    0.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Raydon

    0.3 miles
  • Holton Place

    BCT · Holton St Mary

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 009C, 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

19,816 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 5 events.

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