IP8 4PL

Blakenham · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 4PJ 47 m
IP8 4PW 51 m
IP8 4PH 80 m
IP8 4PN 94 m
IP8 4PX 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 4PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 4
Latitude
52.095750
Longitude
1.050248
British National Grid easting
609,031
British National Grid northing
248,544

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Electoral ward
Blakenham · E05012591
Parish or community
E04009248
Output area
E00153105
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 011A · E01030041
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 011 · E02006271

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Church Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4PL 14 January 2026 £240,000
4, Church Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4PL 13 November 2023 £260,000
4, Church Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4PL 31 July 2020 £228,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Somersham Primary School

    Community school

    43 m
  2. Elmsett Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km
  3. Acorn Cottage The Lodge

    Other independent special school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Somersham

    0.2 miles
  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Somersham

    0.2 miles
  • Duke of Marlborough

    BCT · Somersham

    0.4 miles
  • Duke of Marlborough

    BCT · Somersham

    0.4 miles
  • The Beeches

    BCT · Little Blakenham

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 011A, 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

20,443 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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

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 £250,000 from 2 recorded sales in IP8 4PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Mid Suffolk is £320,276 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Somersham Primary School is the nearest published school at 43 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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