IP9 1AE

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
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP9 1AG 218 m
IP9 1AF 410 m
IP9 1AQ 504 m
IP9 1AH 542 m
IP9 1AB 619 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP9 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 1
Latitude
52.010725
Longitude
1.157894
British National Grid easting
616,814
British National Grid northing
239,406

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Holbrook Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Morland Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km
  3. Holbrook Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP9 1 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+
33.3%
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%

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

5

within 5 km

  • THE HOLBROOK AND SHOTLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83020

    3.0 km

  • RAVENSWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    24 HENING AVENUE, IPSWICH, IP3 9QJ

    ODS code Y01794

    3.6 km

  • FELIXSTOWE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    235 FELIXSTOWE ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 9BN

    ODS code D83004

    4.5 km

  • THE DERBY ROAD PRACTICE

    52 DERBY ROAD, IPSWICH, IP3 8DN

    ODS code D83051

    4.6 km

  • HAWTHORN DRIVE SURGERY

    206 HAWTHORN DRIVE, IPSWICH, IP2 0QQ

    ODS code D83056

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

Nearby transport

  • The Boot

    BCT · Freston

    0.4 miles
  • The Boot

    BCT · Freston

    0.4 miles
  • Freston Street

    BCT · Freston

    0.4 miles
  • Freston Street

    BCT · Freston

    0.4 miles
  • Red House

    BCT · Wherstead

    1.1 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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Holbrook Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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