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IP8 4BW

Alexandra · Ipswich · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Alexandra
Local authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP1 1AA 0 m
IP1 1DG 0 m
IP1 1QG 0 m
IP1 1TA 0 m
IP1 1WY 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 4BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 4
Latitude
52.052652
Longitude
1.146613
British National Grid easting
615,838
British National Grid northing
244,034

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Ipswich · E07000202
Electoral ward
Alexandra · E05007117
Parish or community
E43000134
Westminster constituency
Ipswich · E14001302
Output area
E00170846
Lower layer super output area
Ipswich 007F · E01033124
Middle layer super output area
Ipswich 007 · E02006251

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

    Academy converter

    680 m

  2. Hillside Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    749 m

  3. Westbridge Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    928 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,252
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,558
  • Shoplifting 917
  • Criminal damage and arson 480
  • Public order 432
  • Other theft 425

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IP8 4 residents
4,396

Age bands in IP8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%
579 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.3%
370 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.1%
899 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.1%
1,255 residents
Age 65 and over
30.6%
1,371 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURLINGTON PRIMARY CARE

    12-14 BURLINGTON ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 2EU

    ODS code D83008

    728 m

  • BARRACK LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARRACK LANE, IPSWICH, IP1 3NQ

    ODS code D83059

    862 m

  • DR SOLWAY AND DR ROY PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET HEALTH CTR, ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83073

    1.2 km

  • ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2PZ

    ODS code D83074

    1.2 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

    70-74 ST. HELENS STREET, IPSWICH, IP4 2LA

    ODS code Y06499

    1.2 km

  • IVRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 IVRY STREET, IPSWICH, IP1 3QW

    ODS code D83024

    1.3 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    1.8 km

  • CARDINAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 DEBEN ROAD, IPSWICH, IP1 5EN

    ODS code D83050

    2.4 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    2.4 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    2.7 km

  • TWO RIVERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 WOODBRIDGE ROAD EAST, IPSWICH, IP4 5PB

    ODS code D83046

    3.5 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Ipswich

    33 m

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Ipswich

    47 m

  • Zest Nightclub

    TXR · Ipswich

    122 m

  • Crown Court

    BCT · Ipswich

    203 m

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Ipswich

    214 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ipswich 007F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,318 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

63 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich is the nearest published school at 680 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,252 published events cover 12 months, averaging 521 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,558 events.

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