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IP8 4QS

Blakenham · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Blakenham
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP8 4QR 390 m
IP8 4QN 747 m
IP8 4QP 766 m
IP8 4QD 799 m
IP8 4QF 816 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP8 4QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP8
Postcode sector
IP8 4
Latitude
52.104264
Longitude
1.047937
British National Grid easting
608,833
British National Grid northing
249,484

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
E04009232
Westminster constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · E14001156
Output area
E00153106
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

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Swanacre, Nettlestead, Ipswich, IP8 4QS 3 April 2020 £30,000
Lake House, Nettlestead, Ipswich, IP8 4QS 12 May 2015 £650,000
Nettlestead Chace, Nettlestead, Ipswich, IP8 4QS 22 August 2006 £956,661

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

    974 m

  2. Elmsett Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.1 km

  3. Acorn Cottage The Lodge

    Other independent special school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
58.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
41.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
41.7%
Gigabit-capable
41.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NEEDHAM MARKET COUNTRY PRACTICE

    BARKING ROAD, NEEDHAM MARKET, IPSWICH, IP6 8EZ

    ODS code D83017

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Duke of Marlborough

    BCT · Somersham

    0.5 miles

  • Duke of Marlborough

    BCT · Somersham

    0.5 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Somersham

    0.5 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Somersham

    0.6 miles

  • Limeburners

    BCT · Offton

    0.9 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
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Somersham Primary School is the nearest published school at 974 m.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 12 events.

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