IP9 1FA

Stour · Babergh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Stour
Local authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP9 1FB 0 m
IP9 1DB 86 m
IP9 1DD 160 m
IP9 1DE 362 m
IP9 1DA 369 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP9 1FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP9
Postcode sector
IP9 1
Latitude
51.973930
Longitude
1.194857
British National Grid easting
619,530
British National Grid northing
235,426

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Babergh · E07000200
Electoral ward
Stour · E05012584
Parish or community
E04009094
Westminster constituency
South Suffolk · E14001494
Output area
E00152347
Lower layer super output area
Babergh 011D · E01029897
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
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  2. Holbrook Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km
  3. Holbrook Academy

    Academy converter

    3.1 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 5
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
9.0
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • THE HOLBROOK AND SHOTLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D83020

    2.7 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

  • Church

    BCT · Harkstead

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Harkstead

    0.1 miles
  • Bakers Arms

    BCT · Harkstead

    0.6 miles
  • Bakers Arms

    BCT · Harkstead

    0.6 miles
  • Alton Green

    BCT · Lower Holbrook

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Babergh 011D, 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

22,267 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 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 5 events.

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