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IP9 1AB

Orwell · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Orwell
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP9 1AA 272 m
IP9 1AD 389 m
IP9 1AE 619 m
IP9 1AH 641 m
IP9 1AF 764 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP9 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 1
Latitude
52.011783
Longitude
1.166743
British National Grid easting
617,416
British National Grid northing
239,550

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Orwell · E05012581
Parish or community
E04009088
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152220
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 011B · E01029873
Middle layer super output area
Babergh 011 · E02006237

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Forge, Freston, Ipswich, IP9 1AB 20 May 2021 £280,000
The Forge, The Cottage, Freston, Ipswich, IP9 1AB 24 February 2021 £245,000
1, Freston Hill, Freston, Ipswich, IP9 1AB 21 December 2012 £212,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Morland Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

  2. Ipswich High School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

  3. Ipswich Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
IP9 1 residents
4,101

Age bands in IP9 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

549 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

375 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

742 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.1%

1,320 residents

Age 65 and over
27.3%

1,123 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP9 1 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+
0%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.1 km

  • THE HOLBROOK AND SHOTLEY PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, THE STREET, HOLBROOK, IPSWICH, IP9 2QS

    ODS code D83020

    3.2 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    4.2 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    4.3 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

    4.9 km

  • ESSEX UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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

    ODS code Y06499

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Boot

    BCT · Freston

    0.0 miles

  • The Boot

    BCT · Freston

    0.0 miles

  • Freston Street

    BCT · Freston

    0.4 miles

  • Freston Street

    BCT · Freston

    0.4 miles

  • Marina Road

    BCT · Woolverstone

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 011B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,252 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Morland Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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