IP7 6RT

South East Cosford · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP7
Postcode sector
IP7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP7 6RR 55 m
IP7 6RU 79 m
IP7 6RS 80 m
IP7 6NB 151 m
IP7 6ND 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP7 6RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP7
Postcode sector
IP7 6
Latitude
52.077190
Longitude
0.998245
British National Grid easting
605,555
British National Grid northing
246,332

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
E00152435
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 004F · E01029911
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 004 · E02006230

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Bluebell Place, Elmsett, Ipswich, IP7 6RT 27 June 2025 £240,000
1, Bluebell Place, Elmsett, Ipswich, IP7 6RT 31 March 2025 £250,000
4, Bluebell Place, Elmsett, Ipswich, IP7 6RT 23 September 2024 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Acorn Cottage The Lodge

    Other independent special school

    351 m
  2. Elmsett Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    540 m
  3. Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 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

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

1

within 5 km

  • HADLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE

    MARKET PLACE, HADLEIGH, IPSWICH, IP7 5DN

    ODS code D83037

    4.9 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

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.5 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Elmsett

    0.5 miles
  • Hadleigh Road

    BCT · Aldham

    0.5 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £290,000 from 7 recorded sales in IP7 6RT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Babergh is £328,612 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Acorn Cottage The Lodge is the nearest published school at 351 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.