IP7 6LR

South East Cosford · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP7 6GZ 20 m
IP7 6LD 60 m
IP7 6LP 111 m
IP7 6LS 187 m
IP7 6LW 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP7 6LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP7
Postcode sector
IP7 6
Latitude
52.078950
Longitude
0.986672
British National Grid easting
604,754
British National Grid northing
246,495

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Parish or community
E04009087
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152434
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 004F · E01029911
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 004 · E02006230

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Elmsett Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Acorn Cottage The Lodge

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km
  3. Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP7 6 residents
5,286

Age bands in IP7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,005 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

518 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,177 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

1,369 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

1,353 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HADLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE

    MARKET PLACE, HADLEIGH, IPSWICH, IP7 5DN

    ODS code D83037

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.5 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.5 miles
  • Firtree Farm

    BCT · Aldham

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 004F, 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

21,809 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Elmsett Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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