IP7 5QG

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 5QQ 162 m
IP7 5QL 601 m
IP7 5QH 632 m
IP7 5QN 645 m
IP7 5QJ 680 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP7 5QG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP7
Postcode sector
IP7 5
Latitude
52.001402
Longitude
0.970852
British National Grid easting
604,023
British National Grid northing
237,828

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
E00152387
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Stratford St Mary Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km
  2. East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km
  3. Hadleigh Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Public order 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONSTABLE COUNTRY RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83001

    4.7 km

  • HADLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE

    MARKET PLACE, HADLEIGH, IPSWICH, IP7 5DN

    ODS code D83037

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Fox Wood Corner

    BCT · Lower Raydon

    0.3 miles
  • Fox Wood Corner

    BCT · Lower Raydon

    0.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Shelley

    0.7 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Shelley

    0.7 miles
  • Rectory Close

    BCT · Raydon

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Stratford St Mary Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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