IP8 3LT

Orwell · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 3GL 16 m
IP8 3LS 66 m
IP8 3NP 225 m
IP8 3LU 243 m
IP8 3LR 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 3LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 3
Latitude
52.025650
Longitude
1.104651
British National Grid easting
613,090
British National Grid northing
240,908

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Orwell · E05012581
Parish or community
E04009069
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152244
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 005C · E01029879
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
27
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. Belstead House Adult Education Centre

    Miscellaneous

    1.3 km
  2. The Bridge School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. Copdock Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Other theft 22
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Shoplifting 13
  • Public order 11

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    2.6 km

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    4.6 km

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Memorial

    BCT · Belstead

    0.1 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Belstead

    0.1 miles
  • Shortlands

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.8 miles
  • Shortlands

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.8 miles
  • Sycamore Close

    BCT · Brookwood

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 005C, 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

21,552 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Belstead House Adult Education Centre is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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