IP8 3GS

Copdock & Washbrook · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 3JN 236 m
IP8 3JD 365 m
IP8 3JR 541 m
IP8 3JF 678 m
IP8 3JS 693 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 3GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3
Latitude
52.025193
Longitude
1.078216
British National Grid easting
611,279
British National Grid northing
240,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Parish or community
E04009138
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152255
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005A · E01029877
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 005 · E02006231

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Copdock Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Belstead House Adult Education Centre

    Miscellaneous

    2.3 km
  3. The Bridge School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
66
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP8 3 residents
7,020

Age bands in IP8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,034 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

670 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

1,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

2,045 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,311 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

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Hotel

    BCT · Copdock

    0.1 miles
  • Hotel

    BCT · Copdock

    0.2 miles
  • Maycroft

    BCT · Copdock

    0.4 miles
  • Elm Lane

    BCT · Copdock

    0.4 miles
  • Maycroft

    BCT · Copdock

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005A, 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

22,495 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Copdock 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

66 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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